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Latest Mortgage Rates News
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US Construction Spending up 0.5 Percent in May
hiring and nearly record-low mortgage rates have encouraged more Americans years. Steady hiring and low mortgage rates have helped to boost home sales. However, mortgage rates have been rising in recent weeks
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US Construction Spending up 0.5 Percent in May
hiring and nearly record-low mortgage rates have encouraged more Americans years. Steady hiring and low mortgage rates have helped to boost home sales. However, mortgage rates have been rising in recent weeks
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Business Events Scheduled for the Coming Month
mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates , 10 a.m.; Institute for Supply mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates , 10 a.m.; Treasury releases mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates , 10 a.m.; Conference Board
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US Consumer Sentiment Stays Near 6-Year High
own homes and stocks, reported the biggest gain. More Americans said they planned to buy a home, despite rising mortgage rates . The number of consumers who said it was a bad time to buy a home fell to the fewest in 10 years. Consumers' confidence
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Business Events Scheduled for the Coming Week
Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates , 10:00 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for June, 10:00 a.m. THURSDAY
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US 30-Year Mortgage Rate at 2-Year High: 4.46 Pct.
has risen to a two-year high. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on the Treasury note. Mortgage rates remain low by historical standards Insight, doesn't see the rise in mortgage rates dampening the housing market over
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Signed Contracts to Buy US Homes at 6-Year High
years, suggesting people are seeking to buy before mortgage rates rise further. The National Association of Realtors lag between a signed contract and a completed sale. Mortgage rates ticked up in May and then jumped last week after Federal
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Reports Reflect Fed's Message of Stronger Economy
toward slowing its pace of bond buying. The Fed's bond purchases have helped fuel the housing gains by keeping mortgage rates down. As recently as early last month, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 3.35 percent, just
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New Home Sales and Existing Home Prices Both Surge
yields sparked fears that rising mortgage rates will damage the housing rebound. "Home buyers have survived rising mortgage rates in the past, often by shifting more important than the level of mortgage rates . The most recent Fed Senior Loan
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US New Home Sales Hit Fastest Pace in 5 Years
inflated sales Steady hiring and low mortgage rates have encouraged more people to outlook has brightened. Still, mortgage rates have jumped in recent weeks long-term borrowing rates up. Higher mortgage rates could slow some of the housing
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China Slump, Higher Bond Yields Weigh on Markets
balance sheets. Investors have worried that higher U.S. interest rates will hurt homebuilding companies if steeper mortgage rates make it harder for people to buy homes. PulteGroup slumped 67 cents, or 3.6 percent, to $18.13. In other U
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News Summary: Financial Markets Extend Their Slide
note climbed to 2.42 percent, its highest level since August 2011. Rising government bond yields lead to higher mortgage rates . Concern about that prompted a sell-off in housing stocks. TROUBLE IN CHINA: Worries about China, the world's
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Average US Rate on 30-Year Mortgage at 3.93 Pct.
U.S. mortgage rates fell for the first time in seven weeks, keeping the average on the 30-year fixed loan just under 4 percent. Rates are expected
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Why Are Mortgage Prices Going Up?
the positive sentiment on this mortgage rates some concern here. they've I mean it is definitely. Your mortgage rates are tied to the bond market to see it translated directly into mortgage rates . All right obviously affecting
before we get to that. Good news the positive sentiment on this mortgage rates some concern here. -- they've they've shot up pretty dramatically mean after Ben Bernanke's testimony and speech last week. Get a hugeonly contributing factor. And that's really I mean it is definitely. Your mortgage rates are tied to the bond market to the ten year treasury reader this thirty year bond yields. And when those rates go up but they -- opposite direction of prices of bond prices that bond yields have risen and you see it translated directly into mortgage rates . All right obviously affecting everyone -- -- -- -- -- very close -- -- -- as the Fed will continue to hold -
China Slump Sparks Large Wall Street Sell-Off
year treasury rates this impacts mortgage rates . The people will be looking to any kind of trouble that rising mortgage rates is having on their business because indication. What impact rising mortgage rates is having on the housing market
announcements we've seen a rise in ten year treasury rates this impacts mortgage rates . The people -- will be looking to that home -- reports first signs are any indication that they gave anything that. They executives on that call might say it would indicate any kind of trouble that rising mortgage rates is having on their business because back in more broadly be an indication. What impact rising mortgage rates is having on the housing market I would also mention. It with the volatility that has come from the feds. Decision people -
Stock Market Free-Fall
get their hands on historic low mortgage rates . The dow closing down 353 points uncertainty also leading to higher mortgage rates , now above four percent for the cost $5,000 a month because mortgage rates back then were above 12%. Don't
mean for who was hoping to get their hands on historic low mortgage rates . The dow closing down 353 points. The second straight day of breathtakingrops on the markets. More than 500 points lost in 48we're going to see if we the uncertainty also leading to higher mortgage rates , now above four percent for the first time in a year. But still some of the cheapest borrowing in history. For example, in california, the turnbull family can buy their dream home for about $2,000 a month at today's rates. Three decades ago, the same house at the same price would have cost $5,000 a month because mortgage rates back then were above 12%. Don't panic, you've enjoyed the ride so far if you look at your portfolio performance so far -
Stocks Down on New Interest Rate Worries
means that the cost of buying a home or buying even a car could go up. So, take a look at this. Every time that mortgage rates go up just 1%, the cost of buying a home gets 10% more expensive. That could deter a lot of buyers. And of course
could go up. So, take a look at this. Every time that mortgage rates go up just 1%, the cost of buying a home gets 10% more expensive. That could deter a lot of buyers. And -
Bernanke Signals Interest Rates to Rise, Dow Drops 200 Points
about 4% for the first time in a year, up more than half a percent since may. Reporter: Every 1% increase in mortgage rates makes owning a home about 10% more expensive. Reporter: In real terms, the cost of the mortgage on that $500
more than half a percent since may. Reporter: Every 1% increase in mortgage rates makes owning a home about 10% more expensive. Reporter: In real terms, the cost of the mortgage on that $500,000 dream home -
Good News for Homeowners
There's a home-buying frenzy. Americans finally feeling confident enough to take advantage of those record low mortgage rates . And for the two million americans currently selling their homes, they're looking to cash in. Home prices across
Americans finally feeling confident enough to take advantage of those record low mortgage rates . And for the two million americans currently selling their homes, they're looking to cash in. Home prices across the country surging, which -
Realty Check: Record Low Mortgage Rates
A look at how to take advantage of the lowest mortgage rates since the 1950s














