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The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 6.57% yesterday, unchanged since the day before. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stood at 5.51%, the same as one the day before. The 30-year FHA mortgage ...
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Mortgage rates broke away from Treasury yields yesterday as the former fell and the latter rose. Normally, the two have a pretty close relationship. That could mean an initial small rise for mortgage ...
Refinances surged this week as borrowers took advantage of falling mortgage rates following last week's grim jobs report.
Just about all the recent data show home prices plateauing. Is this an opportunity for first-time home buyers?
On July 30, President Donald Trump signed into law a new act that could save many struggling veterans from foreclosure. Right ...
Should borrowers refinance their ARMs to fixed-rate mortgages? Or are their "ARM caps" enough to protect them?
About five weeks ago, we reported on plans for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lenders to report their customers' borrowing practices to credit bureaus. While this would be bad news for irresponsible ...
Often, days with no reports leave mortgage rates virtually unchanged. But yesterday brought other news that might have affected those rates, but didn't. For example, a very high tariff rate of 50% was ...