Homebuyer loan applications flooded in last week at the second-highest level of the year. Demand for adjustable-rate mortgage loans is at the highest level since…
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Initial jobless claims climbed last week to the highest level since Oct. 23, 2021, but investors and economists are expecting three small rate cuts this…
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 …
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…
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. …
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…
Mortgage rates have stabilized and more inventory is coming online, but applications for purchase loans fell by a seasonally adjusted 6 percent last week compared…
Purchase loan requests are up 3 percent from a week ago and 22 percent from last year even as mortgage rates climb to highest level…
Inflation moved away from Fed’s 2 percent target for the second month in a row, with the cost of goods and services rising 2.7 percent…