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US mortgage rates fall below 3% for first time since February as housing market cools
The decline is good news for homebuyers. Supply shortages lifted sales prices to record highs in Ma…
Ben Winck
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US mortgage rates tumble to 15th record low of the year as housing market rallies
Homebuilder sentiments remain optimistic and "purchase demand shows no real signs of waning," Fredd…
Ben Winck
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US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 2.86%, its 9th record-low of 2020
The housing market's health has persisted through the pandemic as record-low rates drive strong sal…
Ben Winck
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Borrowers are rushing to refinance their mortgages as rates tumble to the lowest level in over a year
As mortgage rates fall, refinancing applications soared 34.5% last week to the highest level in ove…
Kelly Cloonan
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Mortgage rates spike above 7% for the first time this year as the market adjusts to delayed Fed cuts
March saw the largest monthly drop in existing home sales in over a year, the National Association …
Yuheng Zhan
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The housing market may finally be thawing as mortgage rates and housing inventory improve
Mortgage rates and housing inventory are moving in opposite directions as March kicks off, suggesti…
Phil Rosen
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5 charts that show how the Fed's war on inflation has frozen the housing market
The Federal Reserve aggressively hiked interest rates to lower inflation during the pandemic, but i…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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The US housing market is stuck in the 'doldrums' as mortgage rates edge higher, says Freddie Mac
"The housing market remains in the doldrums with declining sales, inventory and prices," Sam Khater…
Zahra Tayeb
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Mortgage rates are falling back near 6%, reopening the housing market for 3 million home buyers, according to Freddie Mac
Mortgage rates slipped after the Fed's softer rate hike this week, a sign that conditions in the ho…
Jennifer Sor
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The Fed's latest jumbo hike will put 'lead into the heels' of the US housing market, Freddie Mac says
"The dynamics of a once-hot housing market have faded considerably," Freddie Mac said even as it re…
Zahra Tayeb
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The premium Americans are paying for a mortgage versus rent hasn't been this big since the housing bubble peaked 17 years ago
The monthly payment for a newly purchased home at the end of 2022 was $1,176 more than apartment re…
Phil Rosen
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Homebuilders may finally be turning a corner as inflation stabilizes and lower mortgage rates bring buyers back into the market
As mortgage rates fall and inflation slows, millennials could revive the US housing market this yea…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Cash-strapped home sellers and buyers are getting much-needed relief with four weeks of mortgage rate drops
More homebuyers are returning to the market as lower mortgage rates give them more purchasing power…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Spring and summer 2023 will finally be a good time to buy a home
A housing economist says as recession fears turn more real, housing prices and mortgage rates could…
Alcynna Lloyd
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The 'bubbliest' housing market in Canada with a median home price is $1.2 million is a grim preview of what could happen in US cities
A housing bubble has been brewing in Canada, and it could show what's in store for the rapidly cool…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Economists predict home prices will fall, even if the US avoids a recession
The US real estate market will see a "brutal" downturn, Moody's analysts say. This could be good ne…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Mortgage rates just hit a high not seen since the 2008 housing crash
The US 30-year fixed mortgage has reached its highest level since 2008. It could rise even higher t…
Alcynna Lloyd,Jacob Zinkula
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Home prices are falling as rates rise, but the Fed's sway over the housing market is tricky, experts say
"Inflation is much more of a barometer of what we'll see going forward with mortgage rates than the…
Brian Evans
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Mortgage rates leap above 6% for the first time in 14 years, further slamming home affordability as construction slows
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has more than doubled in the last year, meaning buyers have …
Ben Winck,Alcynna Lloyd
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Housing market demand continues to tumble even as mortgage rates dip, says Freddie Mac
"We are seeing a period of deflated sales activity until the market normalizes," Freddie Mac's chie…