Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Falling mortgage rates last week brought increased demand. 1 compared to the previous week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.17% last week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity decreased to 7.4%

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mortgage rates stabilized this week despite newly released economic data. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.64% as of Feb. 8, a slight increase from last week ’s figure of 6.63%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

In the first week of 2024, mortgage rates continued to stick around the mid 6% mark. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.62% as of Jan. 4, a slight increase from the 6.61% rate recorded on Dec. 28 , according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage eclipsed 8% this week as the Treasury yield surpassed 4.9% Per Mortgage News Daily , mortgage rates touched 8.03% on Wednesday, up from 7.69% the previous week. By contrast, the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.94% a year ago at this time.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased to 3.22% during the week ending Jan. 6, up from 3.11% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 2.65%. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

sent shockwaves through financial markets around the world on Monday. mortgage market , which has already seen big interest rate declines in the past week following a Fed meeting that teased forthcoming cuts to benchmark interest rates, along with a much weaker-than-expected jobs report. As of 11:08 a.m.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A slight cooling in mortgage rates wasn’t enough to keep mortgage applications from sinking to a 28-year low. 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 7.12% as of Sept.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage climbed to 3.56% during the week ending Jan. 20, rising from 3.45% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.77%. Mortgage rates moved up again as the 10-year U.S.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mortgage rates fell below 3% in the week ending November 10, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS mortgage report. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 2.98% last week, falling 11 basis points from 3.09% the week prior. A year ago at this time, the average 30-year fixed-rate loan averaged 2.84%.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

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% The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.6%

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AUGUST 19, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined slightly to 2.86% for the week ending in August 19, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates rose to 2.87% , after six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate declines.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Mortgage rates stabilized this week as the Federal Reserve decided to keep its rates unchanged Wednesday. However, mortgage rates still remain at a 23-year high. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.76% as of Nov. 2, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage dropped to 3.05% during the week ending Dec. 23, after achieving 3.12% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.66%. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Mortgage rates strongly increased above 3% in the week ending November 18, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS mortgage report. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 3.10%, up 12 basis points from 2.98% the week prior. A year ago at this time, the average 30-year fixed-rate loan averaged just 2.72%.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Mortgage rates climbed again this week as investors braced themselves for ‘higher-for-longer’ conditions following last week’s Fed meeting. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.70% a year ago at this time. Other indices showed significantly higher mortgage rates this week.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage climbed to 3.09% during the week ending Oct. 21, rising from 3.05% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.80%. yesterday, its highest rate since May.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage increased to 3.12% during the week ending Dec. 16, up from 3.10% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.67%. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

A coalition of trade associations — including the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA), National Association of Realtors (NAR), and Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) — on Thursday called on the Biden administration to reduce the historically large spread between the 30-year mortgage rates and 10-year Treasuries.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage dropped to 3.09 % during the week ending Nov. 4, down from 3.14% the week prior , according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.78 %. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate slipped back down to 2.99% for the week ending Oct. The week before , rates had made it above the 3% mark for the first time since June. Mortgage rates typically move in tandem with the ten-year U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate rose 13 basis points to 3.01% for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates had been roughly flat for seven weeks, and this is the first time it rose above 3% since June. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.88%.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage continued to hover around the 2.86% mark for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates have been around that mark for roughly two months, leading economists at Freddie Mac to liken it to “Groundhog Day.” A year ago, the average 15-year-fixed-rate mortgage was 2.35%.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 2.87% for the week ending in August 12, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The increase follows six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate declines. Still, there has been some progress in the labor market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2022

Mortgage rates are approaching 4.5%, a level economists forecasted would not be reached until the tail end of 2022. And there’s good reason to believe mortgage rates will be in the 5% range before too long. That would push mortgage rates even higher, potentially into the 5% range. from the prior week.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Mortgage rates continued their downward trajectory this week as the 10-year Treasury yield dropped below 4.2% The 30-year, fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.03% for the week ending Dec. 7, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. by the end of 2024.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Mortgage rates ticked up this week as the 10-year Treasury yield made its way back above 4%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% as of Jan. 11, a slight increase from last week’s 6.62%, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage declined one basis point from the week prior to 3.55% during the week ending Jan. 27, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.77%. Sponsored Video. for the week ending Jan.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.62% on Thursday, a new low for 2024 that appears to be tied to the expectation that the Federal Reserve could move to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September. This is according to data reported by Mortgage News Daily.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage held steady at 2.87% for the week ending in August 26, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates declined slightly to 2.86%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.91%.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the week following the Federal Open Market Committee ‘s meeting, mortgage applications sunk. 22, mortgage applications fell 1.3% from the prior week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. And the purchase market saw applications down 2% over the prior week and 27% behind last year’s pace.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Mortgage rates kept climbing this week as spreads on the 10-year Treasury yield widened, reaching a 16-year high. 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 7.49% as of Oct.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

As the calendar flipped to 2021, it didn’t take long for the rise in mortgage rates. Just two weeks into the new year, Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates climbed 14 basis points to 2.79% , a dramatic contrast to 2020, a year in which mortgage rates set record lows 16 times. in 2021 and 3.2%

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan fell two basis points last week to 2.77%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. 7 , rates more closely resemble those seen over two months ago. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also shifted downward to 2.21

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Mortgage demand picked up last week as lower interest rates steered homebuyers back into the market, but activity remains weaker than a year ago because of limited inventory. Mortgage applications increased by 3.7% Mortgage applications increased by 3.7% The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 0.3% from last week, per the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending Oct. With two consecutive weeks of mortgage rates over 3%, refinances continued to retreat. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 62.2% the week prior. the week prior.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Borrower demand for home loans increased in the first three weeks of 2023, sparking optimism among mortgage industry executives and loan officers. According to the MBA , mortgage applications decreased 9% across the board for the week ending January 27 compared to the week prior. Meanwhile, applications for refinancings fell by 7%.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In the week leading up to the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, mortgage applications finally ticked up. 15, mortgage applications rose 5.4% from the prior week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 31.6% For the week that ended Sept.

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