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Economic Report: Mortgage rates tick down, but can borrowers seize the opportunity?

Rates for home loans eased, but with little inventory to buy, owners may choose to remodel their existing homes instead......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 23rd, 2018

Economic Report: Housing starts fall 9%, but high permits, low mortgage rates suggest construction slowdown is temporary

Construction on U.S. new houses fell more than 9% in September, but a recent surge in permits suggests the decline in so-called housing starts is just a brief pause in a real estate market reinvigorated by lower mortgage rates......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 17th, 2019

Economic Report: Home builders haven’t been this optimistic since early 2018 — and falling mortgage rates are the reason

Home builders are gung-ho again thanks to dramatically lower mortgage rates. A survey of home-builder sentiment surged in October to a 20-month high......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 16th, 2019

Economic Report: Home builders haven’t been this optimistic since early 2018 — and falling mortgage rates are the reason why

Home builders are gung-ho again thanks to dramatically lower mortgage rates. A survey of home-builder sentiment surged in October to a 20-month high......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 16th, 2019

Economic Report: Pending home sales rise 1.6% in August, led by gains in the West

It’s yet another sign that low mortgage rates have buoyed the housing market......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 26th, 2019

Economic Report: New-home sales rebounded 7.1% in August, flirting again with a 12-year high

Low mortgage rates continued to be the housing market’s rising tide......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 25th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates fell again this week — and the Fed could push them even lower

Analysts expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates again later this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 6th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates fall again — and the Fed could push them even lower

Analysts expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates again later this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 5th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates increase slightly, pumping the brakes on the refinance boom

The real-estate market is especially rate-sensitive these days......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 29th, 2019

Economic Report: Forget slump in new-home sales in July. Falling mortgage rates are reviving housing market

Sales of new U.S. homes have zig-zagged from months, but they appear to be on the rise again with mortgage rates falling to multiyear lows......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 23rd, 2019

Homebuilder sentiment, mortgage applications rise on low mortgage rates

CNBC's Rick Santelli and Diana Olick report on new economic data on business inventories, homebuilder sentiment and more......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcAug 15th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates steady as Fed weighs further cuts

Mortgage rates stayed steady, according to data released on Thursday, as the Federal Reserve considers further interest-rate cuts after its first reduction in a decade......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 1st, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates hold near 2-year lows but veterans will soon pay more

Rates for home loans rose slightly even as Washington struggled to be fair to older generations of veterans without passing the tab to younger ones......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 5th, 2019

Mortgage rates tick up, but lower bond yields signal more declines

News out of the Group of 20 summit pushed the 30-year fixed-rate average up to 3.75 percent, but global economic concerns may pull it down again......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJul 3rd, 2019

Mortgage rates tick up, but lower bond yields signal more declines

News out of the Group of 20 summit pushed the 30-year fixed-rate average up to 3.75 percent, but global economic concerns may pull it down again......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJul 3rd, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates are moving sideways. Will they fall from here?

Rates for home loans were mixed in the most recent week but a big move down lies ahead, if past history is any guide......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 21st, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates are moving sideways. Will they fall from here?

Rates for home loans were mixed in the most recent week but a big move down lies ahead, if past history is any guide......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 20th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates slump to 2-year low — but consumers may not bite

Rates for home loans tumbled again as intensifying market turmoil pushed investors into bonds. Whether would-be home buyers will be able to take advantage is another question......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 6th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates sink below 4% as the trade war slaps markets

Rates for home loans fell again, taking the most popular loan product below a psychological threshold, but Americans’ confidence may be too fragile to take advantage of it......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 2nd, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates have fallen again — this time, below a key threshold

Rates for home loans fell again, taking the most popular loan product below a psychological threshold, but Americans’ confidence may be too fragile to take advantage of it......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 30th, 2019

Economic Report: Mortgage rates slide to match the lowest of 2019 as trade war heats up

Rates for home loans fell again, in what should be a bonus for home shoppers, if they could find homes to buy and scrape together a down payment......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 23rd, 2019