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Homebuyer demand surges as mortgage rates tumble to 2025 low

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Applications for purchase mortgages hit their highest level since July last week, and rates keep falling on weak jobs reports and more encouraging inflation data Continue reading →

How politics and policy are fueling the housing crisis in 2025

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On this episode, American Property Owners Alliance’s Colin Allen breaks down the government’s approach to the housing supply crisis, partisan divides and surprising bipartisan collaboration. Continue reading →

Massive downward jobs revision not budging mortgage rates

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Rebenchmarking that suggests the U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously thought generates political heat but was widely expected by economists and investors. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates plummet to new 2025 low on anemic jobs report

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Investors who fund most home loans are no longer wondering whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates this month, but by how much. At least three quarter-percentage point rate cuts are now expected this year. Continue reading →

Homebuyers take a breather as mortgage rates continue to fall

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Purchase loan demand eased last week, but rates are expected to keep falling on a new report showing there are more people unemployed than there are job openings for the first time since the pandemic. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates drop sharply as Powell shifts stance on rate cuts

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Investors pushed bond yields and mortgage rates down Friday after Fed chair says policymakers are starting to see unemployment as a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than inflation. Continue reading →

Agents aren’t as spooked by tariffs — but clients are in the crosshairs

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Clients of real estate agents were more directly affected by tariff policy in July than in previous months as costs began to stack up for U.S. importers. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates hit 4-month low and have more room to drop

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Homeowners scrambled to refinance last week as mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in four months, with homebuyer demand also up by double digits from a year ago, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortg… Continue reading →

A tale of 2 housing markets as price declines spread to the West

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Prices are holding up in the Northeast and Midwest, but are down from a year ago in more than 70 percent of Western markets and 40 percent of Southern markets. Continue reading →

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 →