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Fed Chair Powell’s attempt to deflate rate-cut expectations flops

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Investors who fund most mortgages remain convinced the Fed will begin lowering rates in the spring to avoid strangling the economy. Continue reading →

Homebuyers seizing the day as mortgage rates continue to slide

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Demand for purchase loans picks up for fourth consecutive week, and bond market investors are pushing rates lower on hopes for Fed easing as inflation subsides. Continue reading →

Homebuyers perk up as mortgage rates hit lowest level in 2 months

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Requests for purchase loans were up 4 percent last week compared to the week before, but down 20 percent from the same time a year ago, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates post biggest 1-day drop since onset of the pandemic

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Tuesday’s big drop in rates followed an encouraging inflation report, with bond market investors now convinced the Fed is done hiking rates and may reverse course in the spring. Continue reading →

Inflation stays flat in October, but shelter costs continue to rise

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The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent between September and October and was up 6.7 percent year over year, according to CPI data released Tuesday.  Continue reading →

Mortgage rates inch back up after Powell warns Fed could hike again

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Speaking at an IMF research conference, Powell said the Fed is committed to raising rates as high as needed to bring inflation down, and “we are not confident that we have achieved such a stance.” Continue reading →

Homebuyers respond to biggest drop in mortgage rates this year

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Purchase mortgage applications trended up last week for the first time in nearly a month as mortgage rates retreated from 2023 highs, according to the MBA’s weekly survey of lenders. Continue reading →

Big drop in mortgage rates as unemployment hints at recession

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After breaching 8 percent in mid-October, 30-year fixed mortgage rates have plummeted to levels not seen since September as more investors expect Fed policymakers to lower rates in the spring. Continue reading →

Will Q3 earnings keep real estate mired in a ‘Groundhog Day’ loop?

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Real estate companies have been trapped in a repeating cycle of bad financial quarters. Will this latest round of earnings break the loop, or is the industry doomed to relive it? Continue reading →

Mortgage demand slips again as rates continue relentless rise

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Loan applications slipped to lowest level since 1995 as mortgage rates climb for the seventh week in a row, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →