New study shows true impact of credit scores on mortgage rates
Digital mortgage marketplace OwnUp's latest study revealed buyers with good credit scores can lose $40K in interest savings by failing to shop loan options
by Marian McPherson Jul 8
Mortgage rates follow Treasury yields down
While rates are back down near historic lows, the economic recovery could push them back up in the months ahead
by Daniel Houston Jul 8
Why home prices aren't actually as high as they appear
Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives deeper into the topics of inflation and home values, explaining why, contrary to popular opinion, inflation-adjusted house prices really haven’t skyrocketed
by Matthew Gardner Jun 29
Mortgage rates tick back above 3% as economic recovery continues
Freddie Mac's chief economist said rates could continue to rise during the second half of the year after reaching historic lows in January
by Daniel Houston Jun 24
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Requests to refinance accounted for 62.5 percent of all applications
by Matt Carter Jun 23
Mortgage rates continue to ease despite inflation worries
Markets concur with the view that inflation increases are temporary: Freddie Mac
by Matt Carter Jun 17
Fed will keep buying mortgage bonds — for now
Tapering could happen sooner rather than later, with most policymakers open to short-term rate hikes in 2023
by Matt Carter Jun 16
Summer market will be hot, but not scorching, economists say at Inman Connect
Daryl Fairweather of Redfin and Jeff Tucker of Zillow said during a panel that the market would continue to be strong through the end of 2021
by Lillian Dickerson Jun 16
Demand for mortgages rebounds after 3 weeks of declines: MBA
Applications for purchase loans and refinancings climbed as mortgage rates eased to the lowest levels since early May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
by Matt Carter Jun 16
Homeowners are losing their enthusiasm for refinancing
After pullback in rates, decline in refis 'seems to have more to do with borrower psychology'
by Matt Carter Jun 14
Mortgage rates stable heading into next week's Fed meeting
New inflation numbers, tapering of Fed's mortgage bond purchases likely to be on agenda next week
by Matt Carter Jun 10
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Requests to refinance accounted for 6 out of 10 applications
by Matt Carter Jun 9
New, pending, existing: What you should know about today's market
This week, Inman looked at what you should know about pending sales, new-home sales and existing-home sales. Here, Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives into where the market stands on those metrics and more
by Matthew Gardner Jun 4
Demand for mortgages lowest since before the pandemic
After adjusting for seasonal patterns, requests for purchase loans were down 3% from the week before, and 2% from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
by Matt Carter Jun 2
Mortgage rates retreat from 3% threshold
Support builds at the Fed to at least begin discussions on when to taper mortgage bond purchases, which have kept have kept long-term interest rates low
by Matt Carter May 27