U.S. mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans have fallen to their lowest in four months amid a slowdown in the pace of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a decrease in home sales last year, with some experts predicting the easing down of mortgage rates to be the trend for 2023. The average…
Mortgage Rates Decline to Lowest Level in Four Months, 2023 Recession ‘Still an Issue’
Home Sales Are Being Canceled at the Highest Rate Since the Start of the Pandemic: Redfin
Prospective homebuyers are canceling sales and backing out of deals at the highest rate since the start of the pandemic, Redfin announced on July 11. About 60,000 home-purchase agreements throughout the country fell through in June 2022, roughly equivalent to 14.9 percent of the homes that were under contract that month, compared with 12.7 percent in…
Mortgage Rates Climb to Highest Point in Over a Decade as Home Sales Tumble
Mortgage rates across the United States have been steadily increasing over the past several weeks and are now approaching record high levels. Fixed-rate 30-year mortgage loan rates rose for the sixth consecutive week, rising by 28 basis points from 4.72 to 5 percent for the week ending April 14, Freddie Mac reported. This is the…
Sales for New Homes Underperform in New Report by Census Bureau
Sales numbers for new homes in November have shown a fall of about 14 percent compared to the previous year. The rising prices are attributed to low inventories of existing homes, a shortage of building materials, and persistent supply chain disruptions. Although the sales for new homes have risen 12.4 percent from October, it is…
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