Economists Warn ‘Wartime Inflation’ Could Push Rates Higher
After a brief dip into the fives, mortgage rates ticked back up this week and will likely continue to rise if the conflict with Iran escalates into a prolonged war, economists cautioned this week. “The launch of the conflict in Iran over the weekend and its subsequent...
Refinance Activity Increases to Strongest Pace Since 2022
Overall applications for home purchases increased for the third-straight week while refinance activity increased for the fourth, their lowest level in over 3 years, economists said. According to the latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association...
Mortgage Mix: Fed Vice Chair Pushing to Re-Center Community Banks in Mortgage Market
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. Michelle Bowman, a governor at the Federal Reserve and the Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision, told the Senate...
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 6% for the First Time in Over 3.5 Years
Just in time for the spring buying season, average mortgage rates crossed “into the fives,” this past week, their lowest level in years, and one economists describe as a “psychological barrier and numeric threshold” that could bring more buyers into the market despite...
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