Housing Wire
OCTOBER 18, 2024
In particular it’s created a glut of 30-plus-year-old units on the market, with few takers. One Florida mortgage broker said the Provident exit gave him “a feeling that we will see other major lenders exiting the condominium market in Florida.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Mortgage rates continue to rise, serving as a bucket of cold water for lenders and consumers that were warming to lower borrowing costs just a few months ago. According to HousingWire ‘s Mortgage Rates Center , the average 30-year conforming rate was 6.61% on Tuesday. 18 to 6.15% on Tuesday. On a yearly basis, prices grew by 6%.
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Appraisal Buzz
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
As 2025 draws near, mortgage rates are once again in the news. Zillow anticipates a more active housing market with more buyers obtaining the upper hand in 2025. As the market gradually recovers, 2025 should bring more sales and relatively moderate increases in property values. increase in property values in 2025.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Ironically, a strong employment situation in the country drives the bond market to higher rates. After the recent lows with mortgage rates this week, the 30-year fixed rate jumped back up over 6.5%. The purchase market is slower to respond, and the data now is still showing the positive impact of lower rates of recent weeks.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
It has been almost two months since mortgage rates spiked again, and my initial thought was this would tank housing demand. We had a positive 18-week period with purchase applications before mortgage rates started rising in September. Initially, the data showed more robust performance as mortgage rates approached 6%.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Its late December so all the 2025 mortgage rate forecasts have been published. Most housing market analysts expect mortgage rates to spend the year with a 6 handle. The most optimistic predictions assume 2025 will see mostly low 6s for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Unfortunately, all of them are already wrong.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Despite initial concerns that tariffs would push mortgage rates up to 8% and reduce housing demand, this week has brought some encouraging news. The 10-year yield has remained stable at a crucial technical level and even reversed direction, resulting in improved mortgage rates. This is what happened in the last two years.
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