This is the third consecutive week that mortgage rates have moved higher. The weekly average rate on a 30-year mortgage has remained above 7% since mid August and is now at the highest level since mid-December 2000, when it averaged 7.42%. read more >
The pace slowed 8.7% in August from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 675,000 properties, the Department of Commerce reported this week. read more >
The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.19% from 7.18% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.29%. read more >
Existing home sales fell 0.7% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.04 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That's below the 4.10 million pace that economists were expecting, according to FactSet. read more >
The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.18% from 7.12% last week, according to Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.02%. read more >
Rising mortgage rates and low inventory hit Arkansas home sales hard. read more >
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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 7.12% from 7.18% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.89%. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 7.18% from 7.23% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.66%. read more >
Despite the resiliency of home prices throughout the market's downturn, the current slump has shown few signs of easing. read more >
Sales slumped 16.6% compared with July last year. It was also the lowest home sales for the month of July since 2010. read more >
It's the fourth consecutive weekly increase for the average rate and the highest since early April 2002, when it averaged 7.13%. read more >
The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with those refinancing their homes, climbed to 6.25% from 6.11% last week. A year ago, it was 4.26%. read more >
The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.81% this week from 6.78% last week, which was the lowest level in a month, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 5.3%. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 6.78% from 6.96% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.54%. read more >
Sales sank 18.9% compared with June last year. That makes it 11 consecutive months of annual sales declines of 20% or more. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.96% from 6.81% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.51%. read more >
It's the second consecutive week of higher rates, lifting the average rate to its highest level since it surged to 7.08% in early November. read more >
The increase brings the average rate back to where it was three weeks ago. On June 1, it averaged 6.79%, its highest level so far this year. read more >
The average rate on a 30-year home loan is still more than double what it was two years ago. read more >
