The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a bargain-basement 4.27% for the week ending Oct. 7, a new record low, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. That’s down from the 4.32% rate last week, and way below the 4.87% rate that…
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose a better than expected 0.6% in July compared to June, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price survey. However, year-over-year gains slowed, suggesting a slowdown in the nation’s eco…
U.S. new-homes sales were unchanged in August, clocking in at a 288,000-unit annual rate — the second lowest level since 1963. Overall, new home sales flat-lined this summer after the home buyer tax credit ended, but there was…
Mortgage applications fell 1.4% in the week ending Sept. 17, dragged down by a decline in the number of applications for loans to purchase houses.
Applications for loans to purchase a home dropped 3.3% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, The Mortgage Bankers Association said. Applications for loans to refinance a home dropped 0.9%.
The four-week moving average for…
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