Mortgages
Homebuilder Sentiment Holds Steady Despite A Decline In Mortgage Rates
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Mortgage rates rose throughout most of last year but have since fallen to below year-ago levels. That should help make a... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Hit A Record, But Not A Healthy One For Housing
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Mortgage interest rates are decidedly lower than a year ago, and home shoppers are buying, but most are wealthier consum... Read more
Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Throttle Higher, But Relief Lies Ahead
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Rates for home loans rose for only the second time in 2019, but are likely to fall from here. Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Fall, But Hint At Who Is Buying Homes Today
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A slight rise in interest rates caused a pullback in mortgage demand last week. Read more
Where Mortgage Payments Take The Smallest Bite Out Of Peoples Bank Accounts
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Renters, meanwhile, are getting some relief when it comes to paying for housing. Read more
Home Prices Could Be On The Verge Of Heating Up Again, According To A New Report
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Home prices in January rose at the slowest pace in nearly seven years, but buyers shouldn't feel too confident. Read more
Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Stay Subdued As Housing Reform Issues Grab The Spotlight
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Rates for home loans were little changed near recent lows, a breath of fresh air for the housing market that may be rein... Read more
Zillow Makes A Big Bet On Flipping Homes. New CEO Could 'make This Gamble Work': RBC's Mahaney
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"[Rich Barton has] a huge track record" and his return to be the CEO "took the stock up," RBC's Mark Mahaney says. But t... Read more
Zillow Makes A Big Bet On Flipping Homes. New CEO Could 'make This Gamble Work': RBC's Mahaney
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"[Rich Barton has] a huge track record" and his return to be the CEO "took the stock up," RBC's Mark Mahaney says. But t... Read more
Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Hit A 12-month Low As Economic Expansion Looks Vulnerable
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Rates for home loans fell again, offering a respite for home buyers, even as skittish investors search for safer assets.... Read more
Capitol Report: Solid Fannie-Freddie Earnings Are A Foundation For Mortgage Giants Next Act
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that guarantee mortgages to provide liquidity to the ho... Read more
Americans Are Starting To Feel Better About Buying Homes — Sort Of
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The share of Americans who say it is a good time to buy a home increased 4 percentage points to 15 percent in January co... Read more
In One Chart: The Average Adjustable-rate Mortgage Is Nearly $700,000. Heres What That Tells Us.
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Adjustable-rate mortgage sizes are vastly bigger than fixed-rate loans, as mortgage lenders use them as a means of getti... Read more
December Pending Home Sales Drop To Lowest Point In Five Years, Despite Much Lower Interest Rates
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House hunters signed 2.2 percent fewer contracts to buy existing homes in December, according to the National Associatio... Read more
Drop In Mortgage Applications Proves Just How Rate-sensitive Today's Borrowers Are
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After falling for two weeks, mortgage interest rates turned ever so slightly higher last week, and that apparently turne... Read more
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Regulator Discussing Plan To End Conservatorship
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The acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has told the agency’s employees that the regulator will anno... Read more
Capitol Report: Tax Breaks For Home Mortgages To Sink 30% In 2018 Due To Trump Tax Law, Study Shows
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One of the most cherished tax breaks in America, deducting the interest on a home mortgage, is going to get whacked down... Read more