National Mortgage News, Oct. 10, 2024-Brad FinkelsteinThe stronger-than-expected jobs report played havoc with mortgage rates this week, driving them to their highest level since the start of September, Freddie Mac …
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10 Cities Poised to Benefit From Falling Mortgage Rates
Globe St., Oct. 10, 2024-Philippa MaisterMortgage rates on home loans are likely to stay in the low 6% range for the rest of the year, perhaps falling to the high …
Severe Storm Fallout Could Destabilize the Intersection of Mortgage and Insurance
HousingWIre, October 9, 2024–Chris ClowThere were already signs of instability due to extreme weather events, and the ravages of hurricanes Helene and Milton threaten to make it worseClick here for …
Using AI to Buy Your Home? These Companies Think it’s Time You Should.
USA Today, Oct. 9, 2024–Andrea Riquier The way Americans buy homes is changing dramatically. New industry rules about how homebuyers’ real estate agents get paid are prompting a reckoning among …
U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs by Most in More Than a Year
Bloomberg News, Oct. 9, 2024-Molly SmithU.S. mortgage rates jumped last week by the most since July 2023, abruptly halting a monthslong slide that was helping to reinvogorate housing activity.Click here …
Mortgage Groups Take Aim at Homeownership Gap
National Mortgage News, Oct. 9, 2024-Brad FinkelsteinBuilding on an existing program, the Mortgage Bankers Association is spearheading 14 housing industry players, including other trade associations and the government-sponsored enterprises, in …
Mortgage Applications Decline in Latest MBA Survey
MPA, Oct. 9, 2024-Jonalyn CuetoMortgage applications fell by 5.1% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 4, 2024. The data …
The Quest for a Hurricane-Proof House
The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 9, 2024-Deborah Acosta, Jemal R. Brinson and Arian Campo-FloresMillions of people fled Florida’s West Coast this week to escape a hurricane with enough force to …
Cash Buyers Can Get Their Money Back
The Housing Scene by Lew Sichelman, October 4, 2024Cash is king when it comes to buying a house. Always has been, and always will be. And these days, individual cash …
Why the Tampa Area Is So Vulnerable to a Hurricane
The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 8, 2024-Arian Campo-Flores, Deborah Acosta and Eric NiilerHurricane Milton is on a projected path that would inflict a direct strike on Florida’s Tampa Bay, a …