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February 2023 — The mortgage industry has been at the mercy of rapidly shifting mortgage rates over the last month. While inflation has slowed recently with the Fed’s upticks in the federal funds rate, positive economic factors — like a better-than-expected jobs report — have caused rates to climb close to 7% — putting even more of a damper on the mortgage market. Record-low rates of inventory are also causing mortgage loan applications to slow to a trickle in many markets, further impacting the mortgage landscape.

According to Realtor.com analyst Jiayi Xu, this is “nobody’s market” — as it’s not friendly to buyers or sellers — and if rates stay high, that trend is likely to continue, according to numerous analysts. As housing market analyst Logan Mohtashami recently told HousingWire, “As we saw after June of last year, when mortgage rates got above 6%, new listing data started to decline year over year and is still falling year over year.” That and other factors will almost certainly have a big impact on the mortgage market for the foreseeable future, and HousingWire will be there to cover it.  

Mortgage News

Opinion: The risk from Fannie Mae’s mission creep HW+

Mar 27, 2023By Diane Tomb

Fannie Mae reportedly moving beyond their mission and into the title insurance business raises significant alarm bells.

• Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates and inventory fall together HW+

  Mar 26, 2023By Logan Mohtashami

• How ChatGPT can help you work more efficiently and generate more leads HW+

  Mar 24, 2023By Shashank Shekhar

• FHFA prevention actions surpassed 52K in Q4 2022 HW+

  Mar 24, 2023By Chris Clow

• Warehouse lenders facing fallout from industry woes HW+

  Mar 23, 2023By Bill Conroy

• With mortgage rates dropping, the conforming and jumbo loan spread narrows HW+

  Mar 23, 2023By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• FHFA announces timeline to sunset FICO Classic credit model HW+

  Mar 23, 2023By James Kleimann

• New home sales climb in February for the third straight month HW+

  Mar 23, 2023By Brooklee Han

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