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Mortgage rates fall slightly, ending 6-week climb
Mortgage rates barely moved this week after marching higher for the past month and a half, while purchase demand remains stalled in the stagnant housing…
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Mortgage rates fall slightly, ending 6-week climb
Mortgage rates barely moved this week after marching higher for the past month and a half, while purchase demand remains…
The Fed just cut interest rates again, this time by a quarter of a percentage point
The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates for the second time this year, a move that was largely expected as…
Mortgage rates climb again, hurting demand further
Mortgage rates marched higher for the sixth straight week while purchase demand continues to decline in the stagnant housing market.…
Mortgage rates rise for fifth straight week
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, leaving demand essentially flat in the stagnant housing market. Freddie Mac's latest…
Mortgage rates rise for fourth straight week
Mortgage rates continued their upward trajectory this week, climbing for a month straight while further pushing down demand in the…
Why mortgage rates are going up despite the Fed's interest rate cut
Americans saw mortgage rates soar during the Federal Reserve's aggressive campaign to fight inflation, leading many to hope for a…
Mortgage rates march higher for third straight week
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, further hindering demand in the housing market amid elevated rates and high…
Mortgage rates surge higher, further hurting demand
Mortgage rates jumped markedly this week, sending demand down for a second straight week. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market…
Inflation sees the lowest annual rise since 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation, increased 0.2% in September, a similar increase consumers saw in…
Housing markets that could see the biggest impact from falling mortgage rates
Washington D.C., Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina, are the real estate markets that are projected to see the most substantial…
Mortgage rates inch higher
Mortgage rates are up slightly, with long-term notes lifting off a two-year low from last week. Freddie Mac's latest Primary…
Housing turnover rate hits lowest level in 30 years
The U.S. housing market has remained stagnant, with just 25 out of every 1,000 homes changing hands in 2024, according…
Long-term mortgage rates drop to 2-year low
Mortgage rates barely moved this week, but long-term notes declined to the lowest levels Americans have seen since 2022. Freddie…
Will the Fed's rate cut bring down mortgage rates?
Many Americans have been priced out of purchasing a home or making a move for years now amid elevated mortgage…
Mortgage rates fall again, but home sales still lag
Mortgage rates declined again this week, sparking a subtle boost in demand for purchase and refinance applications. Still, many buyers…
Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in over 18 months
Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest levels in over a year and a half, but elevated rates and…
Mortgage rates drop again, but housing market remains stalled
Mortgage rates are down again this week, but remain too high to spark any significant movement in the housing market…
Mortgage rates stall as home sales remain 'lackluster'
Long-term mortgage rates remained unmoved this week while shorter notes fell some, but did little to spur on demand. Freddie…