Drop in unemployment claims on the heels of hawkish Fed warnings sends 10-year Treasury yields soaring to a 15-year high, with mortgage rates likely to…
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Treasury yields, a barometer for mortgage rates, barely budged Wednesday as bond market investors look ahead to next year when the Fed is expected to…
Applications for FHA mortgages and conforming loans backed by Fannie and Freddie were up last week, even as rates crept back toward 2023 highs registered…
Fannie Mae economists predict “mild recession” next year, but say mortgage rates may not ease as much as previously expected. Source: Inman News
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6 percent in August, faster than the July rate of 0.2 percent, according to data released Wednesday. Source: Inman News
Most Americans polled by Fannie Mae last month said they would rather buy than rent, but a record-high 82 percent also said August was a…
Mortgage rates are climbing back toward 2023 highs as more inflation data comes in hot, spurring fears of another Federal Reserve rate hike in November. …
Mixed payroll and unemployment report sends long-term interest rates surging, but some analysts say the latest numbers reduce the odds of a September Fed rate…
After dipping to the lowest level since April 1995, applications for purchase mortgages edge up 2 percent week over week but are still down 27…
After an initial swoon, bond markets take Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s tough talk on inflation in stride, but the housing sector remains vulnerable to…