November 12, 2025
“A proposal for a 50-year mortgage wasn’t fully vetted by top Trump administration officials and wasn’t ready to be made public, sources told CBS News…” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-year-mortgage-trump-pulte 50 year mortgage? This is a horrible idea. I understand the president wants to inject liquidity… Continue Reading…
September 26, 2024
“Applications to refinance a home loan surged 20% last week compared with the previous week. This as the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.13% from 6.15% The refinance… Continue Reading…
September 5, 2024
“The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.43% from 6.44% Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home did rise 3% for the week but are still 4% lower… Continue Reading…
August 20, 2024
“The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) fell slightly to 6.54% from 6.55%. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 48.6% of total applications from 41.7% in the previous week.… Continue Reading…
August 7, 2024
“The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 22 basis points to 6.4% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the lowest rate since April 2023. The 15-year fixed rate fell to 5.89%, its lowest level since early May… Continue Reading…
July 12, 2024
“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/10/mortgage-refinance-demand-drops-with-homeowners-sitting-on-huge-equity.html
March 15, 2024
“…Almost four years ago, a household earning $59,000 annually could afford a new mortgage without spending more than 30% of their monthly income and with a 10% down payment, according to a recent report by Zillow Group. That is no longer the… Continue Reading…
March 8, 2024
“…Mortgage applications to purchase a home increased 11% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Demand was still 8% lower than the same week one year ago. The average contract interest… Continue Reading…
March 7, 2024
“…Gomes predicts America’s $34 trillion debt burden may upset the world’s financial markets as early as next year—should a president-elect announce a raft of expensive policies. And remember the UK’s mortgage meltdown following a disastrous premiership under Prime Minister Liz… Continue Reading…
January 16, 2024
“…The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.81% from 6.76%, with points remaining unchanged at 0.61 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment. That rate… Continue Reading…
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