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Black Friday deals on a new home? Here you go

Housing Wire

Chicago’s offerings include doorbuster deals on Quick Move-In homes, which reduce pricing up to $93,850 if the home closes this year. Buyers using this incentive can qualify for either a 3/2/1 rate buydown on a 30-year FHA Fixed-rate Mortgage or a 3/2/1 rate buydown on a 30-year conventional fixed-rate mortgage.

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Home sales are stalled with 7% mortgages

Housing Wire

This housing market is on hold until mortgage rates come down. We knew that mortgage rates over 7% were possible for the year, and here we are. I still expect well spend most of the year under 7% for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage , but until that happens, home sales are at a standstill.

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Mortgage applications jump 16%

Housing Wire

After several consecutive weeks of drops, mortgage applications jumped 16% for the week ending July 9, 2021, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Those lower rates may be helping some homebuyers close on their purchases, especially first-time homebuyers, Kan said. from 61.6% from 10.8%.

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Mortgage applications increase for second straight week

Housing Wire

Borrowers looking to refinance their VA and FHA loans contributed to another uptick in mortgage applications for the week ending Dec. 18, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications jumped 0.8% Mortgage rates are closing the year at record lows,” Kan said.

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Refinance applications take a dip following several strong weeks

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications decreased 6.6% from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Feb. The refinance share of mortgage activity, which had been strong for the past few weeks, shrank to 38.7% of total applications from 40.2%

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Mortgage applications fall amid market jitters

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications decreased 4% for the week ending July 16, just one week after applications jumped 16% on the strength of falling mortgage rates. This, in turn, led to mixed changes in mortgage rates. The refinance share of activity of total mortgage applications increased to 64.9% from 64.1%

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Mortgage rates see sizable increase

Housing Wire

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased to 3.45% during the week ending Jan. 13, up from 3.22% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 2.79%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 2.23%.