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Homebuyers get ready to “spring” into action
Homebuying season is nearly here and the demand for mortgages is accelerating. An index tracking the applications to purchase...
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Mortgage rates surge — and refinance applications sink
Requests for loans to buy homes increased last week as mortgage rates hit their highest point since July. An...
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Mortgage rates tick up again
Mortgage rates keep climbing. The average 30-year, fixed-rate loan last week was 2.81 percent, compared to 2.73 percent the previous week. That’s the highest since November and 16 basis points above the record low...
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Average size of home mortgage nears $400K
Applications for home loans fell last week as rates ticked up and the average loan size neared the $400,000 threshold. An index that tracks mortgage applications to buy homes dropped 4 percent, seasonally adjusted,...
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Homebuying up again, but rising mortgage rates depress refinancing
Homebuyers are still going strong. An index that tracks mortgage applications to buy homes increased 3 percent, seasonally adjusted,...
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The mirage of low interest rates
Record-low interest rates have created an unprecedented opportunity for homebuyers. That’s the party line in the residential industry. But that’s not how things are playing out on the ground. Many buyers have little chance...
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Mortgage requests surge ahead of Thanksgiving
As the holiday season kicked off, buyers and homeowners got hungry for home financing. An index tracking the number...
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Homes sold faster in September than in any month this year
Fall is usually a cool-down period for the U.S. housing market. Not this year. Homes sold nearly twice as...
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Mortgage-backed securities boom breaks monthly record
Thanks to low mortgage rates and a surge in home-loan refinancing, the number of mortgage-backed securities has skyrocketed. The...
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Jumbos now cost more than traditional mortgages
Interest rates on so-called jumbo mortgages are above the historically low rates for smaller traditional mortgages for the first...