Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about mortgage rates. And even more than that…quite possibly the most important aspect of the home loan process. After all, they stay with you for a long, long time.
Everyone’s heard of the Priceline Negotiator, but what about LendingTree Mortgage Negotiator? I hadn’t heard about it until last week, when a commercial popped up… Read More »The LendingTree Mortgage Negotiator Makes Home Loan Shopping Anonymous
The last couple of months have been rough, real rough, assuming you work in the mortgage industry. Sure, things aren’t terrible, but I’ll assume most… Read More »Goodbye Refi: Only 55% of Mortgages Have Above-Market Interest Rates
The once unstoppable refinance market is expected to cool considerably next year, according to the latest quarterly refinance report released by Freddie Mac this morning.… Read More »Refinance Share of Mortgage Market Will Slip to 40% in 2014
As I warned over the past few weeks, affordability is becoming a major issue for the overheated housing market. And we’re finally beginning to see… Read More »Only 36% of Buyers Can Afford a Home in California, Lowest Share Since 2008
There’s been plenty of debate lately about the potential consequences of rising mortgage rates, with an outright housing recovery derailment topping the list of concerns.… Read More »Mortgage Jobs on the Line as Rates Rise
A new commentary written by Fannie Mae’s Vice President of Applied Economic and Housing Research, Mark Palim, aims to put fears of rising rates to… Read More »Fannie Economist: Rising Mortgage Rates Should Slow Purchases, Not Lower Prices
The National Association of Realtors will always be the first ones to tell you that housing is either highly affordable, still affordable (!), or that… Read More »Chart: Housing Affordability Set to Fall Off a Cliff
A new survey from Trulia revealed that rising mortgage rates are the chief concern among those who plan to buy a home sometime in the… Read More »Home Buyers Are More Worried About Rising Mortgage Rates than Prices
During an interview with CNBC this morning, Ara Hovnanian of K. Hovnanian Homes expressed that he’s not worried about higher mortgage rates hurting the housing… Read More »Hovnanian: Higher Mortgage Rates Will Just Lead to Smaller Homes
I feel like I’ve been going on and on about mortgage rates lately, but for good reason. After hovering at or near record lows for… Read More »Look: Mortgage Rates Are Still Historically Cheap
