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 …
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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…
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…
If bond market investors get cold feet about buying government debt and mortgage-backed securities, that could push long-term interest rates higher, even if the Fed…
With 7.24 million Americans out of work in July and payroll growth slowing, the Fed is expected to pivot from fighting inflation to preserving jobs. …
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index reported home price gains of 1.9 percent while the FHFA reported nationwide home price gains of 2.9 percent. Inflation sits…
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…
Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at inventory levels and writes that, while sellers are willing to list, they won’t bend on price. Source: Inman News