Mortgage rates expected to ease even as Fed vows to continue “quantitative tightening” that’s trimming mortgage holdings by $35 billion a month. Source: Inman News
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Despite big rounds of layoffs by companies like Compass and Anywhere, payrolls throughout the real estate industry held firm in January, according to a report…
After two months of declines, mortgage rates are now at their lowest level since September with potential to spur spring homebuying, according to MBA economist…
Brokers, agents and homebuilders tallied a solid hiring month amid the holiday season even as the downturn in real estate transactions continued, according to the…
It’s a slow time of year for homebuying, so it’s not surprising to Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni that purchase applications didn’t jump…
There’s no sign of a rebound in purchase applications, but August data showing a strong job market “should support housing demand,” an MBA economist says. …
Despite rising rates, purchase mortgages applications were up 1 percent during the week ending March 25, according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers…
With the Federal Reserve expected to begin tapering its purchases of mortgage-backed securities as soon as November, market forces are pushing mortgage rates higher. Source:…
The numbers are headed in the wrong direction for loans that are backed by private lenders rather than the government, according to new survey by…
Although rates eased for the most popular type of mortgage among homebuyers — the 30-year fixed-rate conforming loan — rates for jumbo mortgages, FHA loans…