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How to reach stalled homebuyers

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Whether they’re ready to spend their quarantine savings or are restarting an abandoned home search, here’s how to talk to these eager buyers. Continue reading →

August opens with lower mortgage rates as Treasury yields dip

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Interest rates on 30-year mortgages fell further as bond markets reacted to the delta variant’s potential impact on the global economy. Continue reading →

Banks offer exposure to mortgage risk — and investors want in

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The new bond products offer higher yields in a low-interest-rate environment. But if the loans go bad, investors are on the hook. Continue reading →

Near historic lows, mortgage rates see little movement in late July

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Mortgage rates held steady near month’s end, with interest rates on 15-year fixed rate loans remaining at all-time lows, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly lender survey. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates tick back above 3% as economic recovery continues

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Freddie Mac’s chief economist said rates could continue to rise during the second half of the year after reaching historic lows in January. Continue reading →

Purchase loan demand up again, bucking increase in mortgage rates

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Demand for purchase loans was up for the third week in a row last week, even as mortgage rates surged to the highest level in a month, according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →

Inman Handbook on pending home sales

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Pending sales data has its limits, but it’s also one of the best ways to try to predict the near-term future of the real estate market. Continue reading →

What’s the dark side of record-low interest rates? Here are 5 problems

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You might automatically think that low interest rates would be wonderful. Unfortunately, there is a dark side as well that’s producing a significant rift across the country between the haves and have-nots. Continue reading →