by Aidan Whalen | Aug 11, 2023 | Consumer, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, News, Premier |
Though today’s relatively high mortgage rates have made homebuying considerably more expensive than during the height of the pandemic, shopping around for a mortgage and comparing offers from lenders could help borrowers save a significant amount of money, according...
by Liz Ruggiero | Aug 10, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Seeing a third-straight week of mortgage rate hikes, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.96% this week, up from last week’s increase to 6.90%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s...
by Aidan Whalen | Aug 9, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage applications decreased for the third-straight week, down another 3.1% from last week’s 3.0% dip, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for the week ending August 4, 2023. This week’s...
by Aidan Whalen | Aug 4, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, 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. -Ratings agency Fitch downgraded both U.S. government debt and Fannie and Freddie, in a move that rattled financial...
by Aidan Whalen | Aug 3, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Almost exactly a year ago, National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun first coined the term “housing recession” to describe the swift, sharp decline in real estate markets all over the country, as the Federal Reserve raised rates and...