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Mortgage Rates Blast Higher After Jobs Data & 60 Minutes – February 06, 2024
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Mortgage Rates Blast Higher After Jobs Data & 60 Minutes – February 06, 2024

A rough start to the week for mortgage rates which is less than great news for today's active home buyers. Fresh off a really…

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 New $2,500 First-Time Buyer Credit – Available March 1, 2024 – February 05, 2024
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New $2,500 First-Time Buyer Credit – Available March 1, 2024 – February 05, 2024

There's a new $2,500 credit - it starts March 1 - for down payment and closing costs to help buy a home. The program is for…

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 Newest Jobs Report 2x Stronger Than Expected – February 02, 2024
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Newest Jobs Report 2x Stronger Than Expected – February 02, 2024

The jobs report destroying forecasts? BING! Employment dropping to new lows?BING! Mortgage rates scrambling higher into…

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 Federal Reserve: “Rate Cuts Coming” – February 01, 2024
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Federal Reserve: “Rate Cuts Coming” – February 01, 2024

The Federal Reserve made no change to the Fed Funds Rate Wednesday after its first 2-day meeting of the year adjourned. That…

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 Federal Reserve Meeting Possible Outcomes – January 31, 2024
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Federal Reserve Meeting Possible Outcomes – January 31, 2024

Today, Wednesday, marks the end of a two-day meeting for the Federal Reserve, the group's first meeting of the year, its first…

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 The FHFA House Price Index Is Ancient – January 30, 2024
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The FHFA House Price Index Is Ancient – January 30, 2024

What good is news if it's already three months old? Because that's the story with today's release of the House Price Index,…

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 A Home Sales Jump Already Underway – January 29, 2024
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A Home Sales Jump Already Underway – January 29, 2024

Lower mortgage rates cause people to buy homes. Seems obvious that it would happen, but it is great to see it in the data.…

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 Today’s Fastest-Selling Segment Of Homes – January 26, 2024
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Today’s Fastest-Selling Segment Of Homes – January 26, 2024

what you guess is the fastest selling segment of homes from these six segments according to the National Association of…

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 A Federal Reserve Surprise Coming Up? – January 25, 2024
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A Federal Reserve Surprise Coming Up? – January 25, 2024

what will the Federal Reserve do with the interest rates next week the Federal Reserve meets for the first time in 2024 the…

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 The Real Reason Behind Sinking Home Sales – January 24, 2024
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The Real Reason Behind Sinking Home Sales – January 24, 2024

let's read the housing headlines differently because some of the things that went into print after the year- end existing home…

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 Waves Of New Homes Through The Pipeline – January 23, 2024
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Waves Of New Homes Through The Pipeline – January 23, 2024

It looks like those strong homebuilder confidence surveys foreshadowed something big. Because according to the Census Bureau…

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 Can Buyers Stop To Breathe? – January 22, 2024
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Can Buyers Stop To Breathe? – January 22, 2024

Homes for sale sat on the market just a little bit longer in December, giving first time buyers some extra time to bid,…

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 Home Builders Spot Things Before You Do – January 19, 2024
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Home Builders Spot Things Before You Do – January 19, 2024

Dan Green at Homebuyer.com: Homebuilders, they are just like the rest of us. They love low mortgage rates. Because according…

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 Best Mortgage Rates of 2024 – January 18, 2024
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Best Mortgage Rates of 2024 – January 18, 2024

Dan Green at Homebuyer.com: Mortgage rates are back to their New Year's levels. In a new report from Freddie Mac,…

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 Why You Think You Need 20% Down (You Don’t!) – January 17, 2024
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Why You Think You Need 20% Down (You Don’t!) – January 17, 2024

This is the story behind why you've been told you need twenty percent down to buy a home. It's about banks being in the…

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 What’s Going On With Mortgage Rules – January 16, 2024
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What’s Going On With Mortgage Rules – January 16, 2024

There's something different with mortgage approvals over the last year. And that's that rules behind approvals aren't…

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 The HELPER Act: Progress In Committee – January 15, 2024
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The HELPER Act: Progress In Committee – January 15, 2024

Congress held a hearing last week for The HELPER Act - and that's progress for a bill that makes 100 percent mortgages…

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 The Most Avoided Mortgage Rate? – January 12, 2024
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The Most Avoided Mortgage Rate? – January 12, 2024

mortgage rates ticked higher again this week if only slightly moving up four basis points according to Freddy Mack that's 04…

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