Mortgages
Weekly Mortgage Demand Is Flat As Interest Rates Hit The Highest Level In 3 Months
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Higher mortgage rates give homeowners little incentive to refinance their home loans Read more
Pending Home Sales Rise 1.5% In September, Thanks To Lower Mortgage Rates
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Pending home sales, which measure signed contracts to buy existing homes, rose for the second straight months. Realtors ... Read more
Home Price Gains Heat Up In August But Lag In Major Markets: S&P Case-Shiller Index Says
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Home prices rose 3.2% in August, up from the 3.1% gain in July, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National... Read more
Regulator Says Government Will Wipe Out Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Shareholders If Needed
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The comment came during a congressional hearing regarding the Trump administration’s housing finance reform plans. ... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Refinance Applications Rise, Even As Home Purchase Demand Falls
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Mortgage interest rates rose last week, but that didn't throw any cold water on the mini-refinance boom that's been goin... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Refinances Jump 10% As Rates Drop To The Lowest Level Since August
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An unexpected decline in mortgage interest rates had homeowners calling their lenders last week, looking to save money o... Read more
Signs Point To Housing Market Heating Up As Home Prices Stop Slowdown In July
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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index rose 3.2% annually in July, the same gain reported in June. Prices are still co... Read more
Fed Rate Cut Is Coming, But Some Market Insiders Doubt It's Really Necessary
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A Federal Reserve rate cut at the end of this week's two-day FOMC meeting is considered a "lock" by the market, but chie... Read more
Homebuilder Sentiment Surges To Highest Level Of The Year, But There Are Warning Signs
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A sharp drop in mortgage rates in August was clearly behind the confidence in September, but rates have since reversed. Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise As Buyer's Market Takes Hold
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Homebuyers are taking advantage of lower mortgage rates and a slow summer for sellers, and that is driving mortgage appl... Read more
Falling Mortgage Rates Boost Homebuilder Confidence, But Not New Construction
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The nation's homebuilders are feeling better about their business, as falling mortgage rates help more buyers afford hom... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Refinances Spike 37% In One Week As Rates Fall Further
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Another sharp drop in mortgage rates sent even more homeowners to their lenders, hoping to save money on their monthly p... Read more
Americans Now Have More Mortgage Debt Than Ever Before
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Mortgage balances surpassed the previous peak of $9.3 trillion in 2008. Read more
Consumer Watchdog Blasts Governments Loan Sales Program — Says It Has No Rules In Place To Help People Save Their Homes
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People are being hurt by federal government loan-sale programs, consumer advocates say. Read more
One Third Of Mortgage Borrowers Are Missing Out On An Opportunity To Save $2,000
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Consumer advocates have an important recommendation for first-time buyers. Read more
Trump Administration Reducing The Size Of Loans People Can Get Through FHA Cash-out Refinancing
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‘People really started using their homes as ATMs, and when the market plummeted they ended up upside-down.’ Read more
Here's What That Fed Rate Cut Means For Your Finances
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Everything from credit cards to car loans are generally based on a benchmark rate, which in turn is influenced by the Fe... Read more
Why It Could Get More Difficult For Americans To Get Approved For A Mortgage
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Would-be minority and low-income buyers could be especially hard-hit by this policy change at the CFPB. Read more
Mortgage Demand Falls Again, Despite Lower Interest Rates
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After rising the previous week, interest rates fell back again last week, but consumers were not enthused. Read more
Homebuilder Sentiment Ticks Up Slightly, As Housing Shortage Intensifies
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Builder confidence for single-family homes rose one point, to 65, in July, according to the National Association of Home... Read more