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Mortgage Rates News
As mortgage rates hit a two-decade high, mortgage applications tick down HW+
Sep 27, 2023In the week following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, mortgage applications fell.
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Unsold homebuilder inventory is ticking up as new home sales slow HW+
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Home inventory is climbing even faster than this time a year ago HW+
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Better conducts layoffs just weeks after going public HW+
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Mortgage rates get close to the yearly high of 7.49% HW+
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Fannie Mae’s chief economist on housing market outlook HW+
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Mortgage rates lingering around 7.2% as Fed pauses hikes HW+
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No sign of relief in housing even as the Fed holds rates steady HW+
Sep 21, 2023