Investors bid up shares of mortgage lenders and real estate companies after “relatively benign” CPI report ends speculation that inflation worries might force the Fed…
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With mortgage rates back to where they were last summer, purchase applications are coming in at the slowest pace since February 2024, Mortgage Bankers Association…
Applications for purchase mortgages dropped last week for the second week in a row as rising home prices continue to shut many would-be homebuyers out…
Rates for conforming loans pushed through 7 percent last week and continue to rise, as latest inflation data dims prospects that Fed will ease in…
After two consecutive weeks of rising demand, applications for purchase mortgages dropped by a seasonally adjusted 1 percent last week compared to the week before,…
After picking up during the first three weeks of January, applications for purchase loans are contracting, with mortgage rates no longer in free fall from…
Purchase mortgage applications surge by 8 percent as homebuyers seeking to take advantage of the recent decline in rates get an early jump on the…
Trend could bode well for the spring homebuying season, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday, but Fed may take its time before cutting rates. Source:…
Recent decline in rates is “some cause for optimism,” but requests for purchase loans are still down 12 percent from a year ago. Source: Inman…
Demand for purchase loans picks up for fourth consecutive week, and bond market investors are pushing rates lower on hopes for Fed easing as inflation…