Tag Archives: Mortgage Rates

Existing-home sales still reported their best year in a decade in 2016 despite taking a step back in December, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors.

It has been said that what goes up must come down, and the latest trajectory of mortgage rates seems to be proving that theory correct.

Housing enjoyed a great year in 2016, but still left room for growth, according to one analysis.

With the first Fed rate hike in a year occurring on Wednesday and the average 30-year FRM nearly 20 basis points higher than it was at this time a year ago, lender optimism toward the market has plunged as this year ends and a new one begins.

Mortgage rates are at their highest level in 16 months after five straight weeks of increasing. What can lenders expect in the new higher mortgage rate environment?

In the past year while mortgage interest rates have hovered near record lows, refinances have ruled the market. According to one analysis, that may be about to change.

One week after experiencing their largest increase in three-and-a-half years, mortgage rates moved even higher, according to Freddie Mac.

Will higher economic growth and inflation mean greater home price appreciation in 2017?

If there was any doubt as to how mortgage rates were going to fare after the presidential election was over, it’s gone now.

Ralph DeFranco, Chief Economist at Arch Mortgage Insurance, offered his predictions for the housing market for 2017, including origination volumes, mortgage rates, and the homeownership rate.