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Mortgage rates may ease as modest Fed rate hike could be its last

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is telegraphing one more small adjustment in March, but some bond market investors think the rate hike campaign may now be over. Continue reading →

Homebuyer demand for mortgages up for second week in a row

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Purchase loan requests rise 3 percent week over week as mortgage rates ease but remain down 39 percent from the same time a year ago. Continue reading →

Refis ramp up as rates fall to 6.28% — but homebuyers stay on the fence

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Requests to refinance accounted for 31 percent of all loan applications last week, well below the past decade’s average of 58 percent. Continue reading →

Purchase mortgage demand up 4th week in a row as rates fall

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Without adjustment for seasonal factors, demand for both purchase loans and refinancing remains at their lowest levels since 2000, according to an MBA lender survey. Continue reading →

Mortgage demand up for 3rd week in a row as rates continue to ease

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Economists forecast mortgage rates will continue to fall as Federal Reserve minutes suggest policymakers are preparing to wind down an aggressive campaign to fight inflation. Continue reading →

Homebuyer demand picks up again as mortgage rates retreat below 7%

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While purchase loan applications were up 4 percent week over week, there’s still “very little refinance incentive with rates so much higher than last year,” MBA economist says. Continue reading →

Demand for purchase loans up slightly for first time in 7 weeks

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Purchase loan applications rose 1 percent last week despite latest Fed rate hike, but homebuyer demand for mortgages remained close to 2015 lows, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →

US hiring remains strong, but other sectors outpace real estate

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Real estate employers added about as many jobs in September as would normally be expected this time of year, despite the market downturn. Continue reading →

Slight dip in mortgage rates not enough to spark homebuyer demand

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Demand for purchase loans fell 1 percent last week compared to the week before, and was down 41 percent from a year ago, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association survey released Wednesday. Continue reading →