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Rates fell week-over-week as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis has brought with it uncertainty in the housing finance sector.

Mortgage rates inched higher, as the nation’s economy and employment landscape continue to show solid gains.

More than half of the 20 markets reported by S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller experienced increased price growth in November, particularly in the nation’s warmer markets.

After weeks of hovering just above the 3% mark, mortgage rates changed course for the second straight week, reaching highs last seen prior to the pandemic.

Inflationary concerns, spurred by continued labor and supply chain issues, forced mortgage rates to jump by 0.23% this week, as rates rose across all mortgage loan types.

Low housing supply and rising prices sent pending sales downward as contract signings dropped in all regions of the nation.

After a few weeks of increases, mortgage rates took a slight dive this week, falling to 3.05% as refis again picked up despite a downtick in overall mortgage app volume.

Even with rates heading back down to the 3% mark, many single‐family home buyers are being outpriced with lumber costs again on the upswing.

A new report has found that eager home buyers are anticipating a rise in rates with home sales on the upswing in November.

After the challenges of landing a home in 2021, millennials and first-time buyers head into Q1 of 2022 set to land the home of their dreams.