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No, homeowner delinquency rates aren’t elevated

Housing Wire

These loans pertain to multifamily mortgages, which are used for commercial properties with five or more units, such as apartment buildings. Notably, the rate of multifamily delinquencies currently stands at under 1%, but it is at levels above the 2008 recession.

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Santander Bank to stop originating mortgages in the United States

Housing Wire

On Wednesday, the bank announced that it will consider applications for residential mortgage or home equity line of credit (HELOC) on the portal EZApply only until Feb. The decision will not impact the commercial mortgage business. mortgage industry are in the past. trillion in 2022. in 2021, according to the association.

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Mortgage applications rise to highest level since July 2022

Housing Wire

Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) accounted for 5.9% The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $766,550 or less dropped by 2 bps to 6.13%. on mortgages with 80% loan-to-value ratios. of all applications, the same as the previous week.

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The mortgage rate pendulum swings yet again

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates hold major power in the housing industry; most importantly, high rates exacerbate the current affordability crisis by walloping the buying power of would-be buyers and discouraging some would-be sellers – those with low, fixed-rate mortgages – from listing their homes, a drain on available inventories.

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Rise above the panic, for the housing market’s sake

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trillion in commercial real estate debt will mature, “… by far more than any 5-year period in history.” Musk went on to comment that the rise in defaults among commercial and residential loans could “hammer” banks. When this back and forth was unfolding, mortgage demand rose 2.9% history and the ripple effect that followed.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which focuses on conventional and conforming loans with a 20% down payment, shows the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.23% as of August 24, up from last week ’s 7.09%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.55% a year ago at this time.

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UWM offers legal support to brokers, accuses Rocket of ‘connections’ with Hunterbrook report

Housing Wire

In response, the company said its average rate for the $97.6 billion of mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2023 was 6.51%, compared to the 6.81% average for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Lenders are a mix of credit unions, commercial banks, and mortgage lending companies.