January 9, 2020
Via: Market WatchAs investors sought safety in the bond market as a potential conflict with Iran emerged this past week, mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level since October. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.64% during the week ending Jan. 9, down […]
November 7, 2019
Via: Market WatchMortgage rates dropped in the past week after rising in six of the last nine weeks, including most of the month of October. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.69% during the week ending Nov. 7, down three basis points from […]
Capital and Risk, Liquidity, Macroeconomic
February 7, 2019
Via: Market WatchRates for home loans fell in line with the bond market as a slowing global economy increasingly sent investors to the perceived safety of fixed-income assets. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.41% in the February 7 week, mortgage guarantor Freddie […]
Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic
September 27, 2018
Via: Market WatchRates for home loans jumped along with yields in the broader bond market, taking financing costs to a recent high and raising fresh questions about the effect of another headwind on a housing market that’s already sputtering. The 30-year fixed-rate […]
Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic
April 29, 2016
Via: YahooMortgage rates posted their biggest weekly jump since November, pushing the average cost of a 30-year loan to 3.66 percent as the Federal Reserve wrapped up its April meeting. While rates are at their highest since March, home loans are […]