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From Freddie Mac (3/16/2023): “Mortgage rates are down following an increase of more than half a percent over five consecutive weeks. Turbulence in the financial markets is putting…
From Freddie Mac (3/9/2023): “Mortgage rates continue their upward trajectory as the Federal Reserve signals a more aggressive stance on monetary policy. Overall, consumers are spending in sectors…
From Freddie Mac (3/2/2023): “As we started the year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased with expectations of lower economic growth, inflation and a loosening of monetary policy. However,…
From Freddie Mac (2/23/2023): “The economy continues to show strength, and interest rates are repricing to account for the stronger than expected growth, tight labor market, and the…
From Freddie Mac (2/16/2023): “Mortgage rates moved up for the second consecutive week. The economy is showing signs of resilience, mainly due to consumer spending, and rates are…
From Freddie Mac (2/9/2023): “Following an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and a surprisingly strong jobs report, mortgage rates increased slightly this week. The 30-year fixed-rate…
From Freddie Mac (2/2/2023): “Mortgage rates inched down again, with the 30-year fixed-rate down nearly a full point from November, when it peaked at just over seven percent….
From Freddie Mac (1/26/2023): “Mortgage rates continue to tick down and, as a result, home purchase demand is thawing from the months-long freeze that gripped the housing market….
From Freddie Mac (1/19/2023): “As inflation continues to moderate, mortgage rates declined again this week. Rates are at their lowest level since September of last year, boosting both…
From Freddie Mac (1/12/2023): “While mortgage rates have resumed their decline, the market remains hypersensitive to rate movements, with purchase demand experiencing large swings relative to small changes…
From Freddie Mac (01/05/2022): “Mortgage application activity sunk to a quarter-century low this week as high mortgage rates continue to weaken the housing market. While mortgage market activity…
From Freddie Mac (12/29/2022): “The housing market remains in the doldrums with declining sales, inventory and prices. The declines in sales and deceleration in home prices began swiftly…
From Freddie Mac (12/8/2022): “Mortgage rates decreased for the fourth consecutive week, due to increasing concerns over lackluster economic growth. Over the last four weeks, mortgage rates have…
From Freddie Mac (12/1/2022): “Mortgage rates continued to drop this week as optimism grows around the prospect that the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of rate hikes….
From Freddie Mac (11/24/2022): “Mortgage rates continued to tick down heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. In recent weeks, rates have hit above seven percent only to drop by…
From Freddie Mac (11/10/2022): “As the housing market adjusts to rapidly tightening monetary policy, mortgage rates again surpassed seven percent. The housing market is the most interest-rate sensitive…
From Freddie Mac (11/03/2022): “Mortgage rates continue to hover around seven percent, as the dynamics of a once-hot housing market have faded considerably. Unsure buyers navigating an unpredictable…
From Freddie Mac (10/27/2022): “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage broke seven percent for the first time since April 2002, leading to greater stagnation in the housing market. As inflation…
