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Lower mortgage rates get a few more homebuyers off the fence

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Tariff uncertainties and job loss worries meant lower rates had a bigger impact last week on refinancing demand than homebuying, MBA lender surveys show. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates drop with stocks on surprise jobs report and new tariffs

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Trump announces new tariffs on dozens of countries beginning Aug. 7, fires BLS commissioner after revised jobs report shows dramatic slowdown in payroll growth in May and June. Continue reading →

In split vote, Fed policymakers snub Trump, leave rates unchanged

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With job market stable and economy chugging along, futures market investors now think the odds of a September rate cut are less than even. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

Will home sales rebound? Closely watched forecasts say, ‘Yes’

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Economists at Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association differ on how much room mortgage rates have to come down and how fast home price appreciation will cool. Continue reading →

Higher rates aren’t stopping homebuyers from bargain hunting

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Purchase loan requests are up 3 percent from a week ago and 22 percent from last year even as mortgage rates climb to highest level in four weeks, Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows. Continue reading →

Here’s what a Redfin data journalist learned from taking a $25K bath on the sale of his house

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Senior data journalist Mark Worley co-authored a new Redfin report showing that roughly 6 percent of U.S. homesellers are at risk of selling at a loss. The analysis hit close to home — he and his wife just did exactly that, selling their St. Louis home… Continue reading →

Outside lawyers, WSJ editorial board urge Trump not to fire Powell

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Trump administration would probably lose court battle, lawyers reportedly advise White House, and markets would react badly, “The Wall Street Journal” warns. Continue reading →