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What On Earth Day Is Going On With Mortgage Rates? – April 22, 2024
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What On Earth Day Is Going On With Mortgage Rates? – April 22, 2024

It's Earth Day, as in, "What on Earth is going on with mortgage rates?" This week, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates open at…

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 First-Time Buyers Getting Lower Mortgage Rates – April 21, 2024
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First-Time Buyers Getting Lower Mortgage Rates – April 21, 2024

Average mortgage rates crossed 7 percent this week. This according to Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate report. But if you're a…

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 Homes Selling Even 13% Faster This Spring – April 19, 2024
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Homes Selling Even 13% Faster This Spring – April 19, 2024

Let's stop this one before it even starts, everyone, because the Existing Home Sales report from the National Association of…

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 New Home Construction Paused For Home Buyers – April 18, 2024
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New Home Construction Paused For Home Buyers – April 18, 2024

Lots of headlines this morning about a large drop in new construction. New construction homes, starts of new homes, homes in progress to completion.…

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 The Worst Week For Mortgage Rates – April 17, 2024
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The Worst Week For Mortgage Rates – April 17, 2024

Tough luck for April's first-time home buyers. Mortgage markets are in a 5-day losing streak and this…

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 Did You Miss The Low Mortgage Rates? – April 16, 2024
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Did You Miss The Low Mortgage Rates? – April 16, 2024

April has been unkind to first-time homebuyers. Since April 1, mortgage rates have moved steadily higher including one day last week that had one of…

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 Tax Day: What Can Homeowners Claim? – April 15, 2024
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Tax Day: What Can Homeowners Claim? – April 15, 2024

It's Tax Day. April 15th. And if you're a homeowner, you might be claiming tax credits you never got to claim before, including costs linked to your…

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 Bad Housing Predictions – April 12, 2024
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Bad Housing Predictions – April 12, 2024

Whatever you think home prices will do between now and next year, you're probably wrongA year ago, in its monthly National Housing Survey, consumers…

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 Lenders Collect More Discount Points: Study – April 11, 2024
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Lenders Collect More Discount Points: Study – April 11, 2024

A CFPB study confirms what this year's home buyers have already discovered. And that's that home buyers are paying more…

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 Today’s Mortgage Rates Leap On CPI Data – April 10, 2024
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Today’s Mortgage Rates Leap On CPI Data – April 10, 2024

It's a really bad day for mortgage rates today. At the market open, the Consumer Price Index, which is a measure of inflation,…

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 The Force That Drives First-Time Home Buyers – April 09, 2024
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The Force That Drives First-Time Home Buyers – April 09, 2024

What is the number one reason behind people going out and buying their first home? Is it to live in a better area? A change in…

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 Buyers Confess: The Hardest Part of Buying A Home – April 08, 2024
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Buyers Confess: The Hardest Part of Buying A Home – April 08, 2024

In a recent study, 38% of millennial-aged home buyers said saving for a downpayment was the most difficult part of buying a…

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 Jobs Report: Wall Street Got It Wrong At First – April 05, 2024
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Jobs Report: Wall Street Got It Wrong At First – April 05, 2024

There's a very clear signal that inflation is cooling off, but you have to know where to actually look, and most people, Wall…

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 Pet Owners Push U.S. Housing – April 04, 2024
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Pet Owners Push U.S. Housing – April 04, 2024

We love our pets, don't we? Heck, that is my sheepdog in the Homebuyer.com header. Say hello to Eddie.Well, here is…

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 “Inventory Is Just Significantly Lower” – April 03, 2024
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“Inventory Is Just Significantly Lower” – April 03, 2024

So one data or one talking point that I like right now, and it's not anything to be a cheerleader, but it's the reality is…

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 New, Easier Mortgage Rules For Renters – April 02, 2024
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New, Easier Mortgage Rules For Renters – April 02, 2024

Fannie Mae issued updates to its conventional mortgage guidelines, giving homebuyers more types of tradelines that they can…

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 Before The Jobs Report Hits! – April 01, 2024
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Before The Jobs Report Hits! – April 01, 2024

This week's mortgage rates opened lower for first-time home buyers after a slow holiday-shortened, mostly uneventful week to…

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 Risky! Home Buyers Waiving Their Protections – March 29, 2024
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Risky! Home Buyers Waiving Their Protections – March 29, 2024

One big sign that housing is hotter than you think: buyers waiving contingencies. Specifically, the home inspection…

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