Rebounding mortgage rates didn’t stop buyers from shopping for deals last week, with requests for purchase loans up 6 percent last week compared to the week before and 31 percent from a year ago, according to lender data tracked by the Mortgage Bankers… Continue reading
Mortgage rates hit a new 2025 low of 6.12 percent on Oct. 28, but have been on the rise after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said there’s no guarantee the Fed will cut rates for a third time in December. Continue reading
The drop in monthly payments, Redfin reported, followed a decrease in mortgage rates, with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages ultimately hitting a 2025 low of 6.12 percent on Tuesday. Continue reading
After the Federal Reserve approved the second rate cut of the year, mortgage rates moved in the opposite direction as investors who fund most home loans worry about inflation. Continue reading
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit another 2025 low on Tuesday, dropping to 6.12 percent, nearly a full percentage point lower than January. Rates now have less room to come down. Continue reading
Home price growth continued to slow in August as buyers expressed trepidation over the economy, despite a healthy supply of inventory and lower mortgage rates, the FHFA and S&P Dow Jones Indices reported. Continue reading
Economists with the mortgage giant shared a glimmer of good news for real estate professionals in a pair of new forecasts. Continue reading
MBA forecasts rates will probably stay right where they are now in 2026, as investors have already priced in future Fed rate cuts. But look for three years of steady growth in home sales ahead. Continue reading
“We don’t just have a seat at the table,” Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Bob Broeksmit told members in Las Vegas. “We’re near the head of the table — and we’re speaking loud and clear.” Continue reading
Equitable housing and climate change risk are out, deregulation and combating fraud are in. The plan sheds little light on Trump administration’s bid to spur homebuilders into expanding housing supply. Continue reading