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Mortgage rates decline after Fed pauses hikes once more

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates continued their downward plunge this week as inflation keeps decelerating. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb. 1, a decrease from last week’s figure of 6.69%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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Mortgage rates tick up ahead of FOMC meeting

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates stabilized in the past week but remain close to the narrow range observed since the start of this month. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.69% as of Jan. 25, an increase from last week’s figure of 6.60%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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Cooling inflation in February brings hope that Fed rate hikes are over

Housing Wire

Consumer prices climbed at a slower pace in February, keeping alive the hope that the Federal Reserve may pause the federal funds rate hikes in its meeting next week following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures. A liquidity crisis hit American banks amid a deposit run.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors are concerned that the central bank will continue raising the funds rate, pushing borrowing costs even higher. What to expect with the Fed ?

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Fed hikes rates amid general wave of optimism

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the federal funds rate 25 basis points to the 5.25 While the markets have already “priced in” this rate hike, which was widely expected, most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. Rents were up 8.3%

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

Most Fed officials last June had penciled in two more rate rises this year, one in July and one more in the fall. Most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. range on Wednesday morning, according to interest rate traders. However, only 70.9%

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Is The “Assumable Mortgage” Ready For A Comeback?

Toronto Realty Blog

As has been widely discussed, the Bank of Canada raised the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points last week, on the heels of a 25 basis point increase last month. The 5-year, fixed-rate mortgage isn’t affected by the overnight lending rate, but rather the variable is. Fixed-Rate (5-year): 4.19%.