Fear of missing out on low rates could get buyers off the fence, if there's enough inventory to defeat 'fear of better options'
Fannie Mae forecasts rising mortgage rates and home prices will dent existing home sales by 3.2%
Property managers would do well to avoid the pitfalls of the 'occupancy fallacy,' or the notion that current high occupancy rates will alleviate long-term vacancy issues, RentPath says, because 'renter migration is the sleeping giant'
Although the Fed hasn't set a timetable for shrinking its balance sheet, it's likely to do so more quickly than it did after the 2007-09 recession
The rise of Power Buying, regulatory battles, Fed tapering and big acquisitions rattled lending decisions and homebuyer game plans during a momentous year for the mortgage industry
30-year mortgage rates fell to 3.05%, down 7 basis points from the week prior, according to Freddie Mac’s most recent lender survey, released Thursday
With mortgages likely getting more expensive for borrowers down the road, the rates for 30-year loans have been holding steady for weeks
Support for mortgage markets on track to end by March
Real estate coach Brian Buffini shared his annual predictions for the year ahead during a webcast in which he urged agents to hunker down on the fundamentals of their training and get back to basics in preparation for a market shift
Fed chair Jerome Powell says economy is 'very strong' and inflation now looks like more than a transitory issue
Prospects for acclerated tapering of mortgage purchases in January now in doubt
Fed policymakers are prepared to adjust the pace of asset purchases if inflation continues to run hot, minutes released Wednesday of their Nov. 3 meeting show
Purchase loans were up 5% last week and applications by homeowners to refinance existing mortgages were up 0.4% week over week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate conforming mortgages followed Treasury yields up Wednesday, climbing 7 basis points to 3.21%
Net income down 77% from a year ago, when refinancing boom drove higher profit margins