by Beth McGuire | Mar 22, 2024 | Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Luxury, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. This past week, RISMedia published one of its “Storytellers” features on “The Mobile Mortgage Mom,” who is taking her...
by Beth McGuire | Mar 21, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
After two consecutive weeks of declines, mortgage rates are back on the rise this week, up to 6.87% from last week’s average of 6.74%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. This week’s numbers: The...
by Beth McGuire | Mar 20, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Fed left rates unchanged Wednesday but it did indicate it will cut rates three times before the end of the year. The central bank said it needs to see inflation move more sustainably toward its target 2% goal before initiating rate cuts. “Recent indicators suggest...
by Beth McGuire | Mar 20, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Following a rise in mortgage rates last week, mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from after last week’s 7.1% increase, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for the week ending March 15, 2024. ...
by | Mar 20, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Fannie Mae’s most recent economic projections, up to March 2024, suggest that mortgage rates will remain elevated for a while longer. Per Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group, the 30-year mortgage rate is now projected to sit at 6.4% by the end of...