Bond market investors are wary that the Fed will be forced to implement drastic 75-basis point rate hike in June or July, as soaring cost of gas, food and rents drive inflation to 8.6% in May
As Fed embarks on 'quantitative tightening' to trim $9 trillion balance sheet, interest rates could come under renewed pressure
Before taking on the role of CoreLogic's chief economist, Nothaft spent nearly 3 decades at mortgage giant Freddie Mac
Aggregate demand for mortgages, both purchase and refinancing, at lowest level since December 2018, as bottom falls out of refinancing market
The price of lumber has taken another dramatic downturn, just the latest wild swing for builders in the cost of home construction
Not until next year do Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group economists expect to see a ‘a large deceleration in home price growth,’ with some regions likely to see price declines
Economic uncertainty and stock market volatility may have helped drive 12% decline in prospective homebuyers’ purchase mortgage applications, delaying home searches
Opinion
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Abrupt policy shift not expected, but Fed chair confirms that, 'If things come in better than we expect, then we’re prepared to do less'
Demand for purchase mortgages increases for a second week in a row, but borrowers are increasingly turning to adjustable-rate loans
A record low 19 percent of Americans say it's a good time to buy a home, according to a monthly survey Fannie Mae's been conducting since 2010
Lenders saw much of what was left of their refinancing business evaporate as rates climbed to their highest levels in nearly 13 years
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Mortgage rates may level off despite the biggest short-term interest rate hike in 20 years thanks to the certainty the Fed is providing about its plans to shrink its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet
Uptick in loan requests is 'potentially a good sign for the spring home buying season, which has seen a slow start thus far' says MBA forecaster Joel Kan