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Mortgage rates dip to 6.6% to mark the lowest level since May 2023

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates continued their descent this week to mark their lowest level since May 2023, welcome news for homebuyers who have been waiting on the sidelines for rates to drop. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.6% by the end of 2024 from the current federal funds rate range of 5.25%-5.5%.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to gradually “taper” its supportive monetary policy: Net acquisitions of agency mortgage-backed securities are expected to cease by the end of March and the Federal Open Market Committee has signaled possibly three 25-basis point increases in the federal funds target by yearend 2022.

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Mortgage rates might soar even higher

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5% Following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by an additional 75 basis points on Wednesday, the central bank said it will hike rates as high as 4.6% Before the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 0.75

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Opinion: The single-family rental (SFR) category is providing a critical pathway to home ownership

Housing Wire

Since 2008, major banks have pumped over $25 trillion into the global economy. 30-year fixed rate mortgages were at a historic 2.68% low as recently as December 2020 according to Freddie Mac , but skyrocketing property values pushed many frustrated buyers out of the market and into renting.

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Housing Market Predictions for 2025 by Bank of America

Marco Santarelli

The housing market predictions for 2025 by Bank of America suggest that home prices are expected to increase by a modest 2%. This is mainly due to an increase in the number of homes for sale and the fact that mortgage rates are still pretty high. The Role of Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates are a big deal for anyone buying a house.

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Is Fed Taming Inflation or Triggering a Housing Crisis?

Marco Santarelli

The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is facing a dilemma. With inflation on the rise, they've been aggressively raising interest rates to cool things down. This decision comes after the central bank raised rates a total of 11 times during this economic cycle. ” The result?

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How the U.S. Housing Market Was Rocked by COVID-19—and Where We Go From Here

Realtor.com

It was the first time the Central Bank had made such a move since the 2008 financial crisis. What resulted was the lowest interest rates we’ve ever seen. By July, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage—the most common for new homebuyers—had fallen below 3% for the first time since the 1970s.

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