Category Archives: Mortgage Rates

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 16, 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

Last week’s economic reports included job openings, retail sales, retail sales except automotive, consumer sentiment for March and the usual reports on weekly jobless claims and mortgage rates. Job Openings Highest in 14 Years The Labor Department reported that job … Continue reading →

Posted in FHA, FHFA, Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 9, 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

Last week’s economic news was light on housing related reports, but several employment reports were released along with the national unemployment rate, which dipped to 5.50 percent. This was a full point below the Federal Reserve’s original target rate of … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Tips | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 2, 2015

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

Last week provided several housing-related reports including New Home Sales, Pending Home Sales and Existing Home Sales reports. Case-Shiller and FHFA also released data on home prices. The details: Sales of Pre-Owned Homes Hit Nine-Month Low According to the National … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Tips, Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 23, 2015

Posted on February 23, 2015 by

Last week’s housing related reports included the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index for February, The Commerce Department’s report on Housing Starts for January and Freddie Mac’s weekly report on average mortgage rates. The Federal Reserve released … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 16, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

Last week’s economic news included an index of labor market conditions provided by the Federal Reserve, a report on small business sentiment, and a report from the Labor Department on job openings. Weekly jobless claims, Freddie Mac’s mortgage rates report … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Tips, Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Feburary 9, 2015

Posted on February 9, 2015 by

Last week’s economic news included construction spending, which fell shy of expectations but exceeded the prior month’s spending, and several consumer and labor-related reports. The details: Mortgages More Accessible: Fed Survey A Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers at … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Tips | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Why Have Interest Rates Dropped?

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

The headlines agree mortgage interest rates have dropped substantially below initial projections. Many who are considering purchasing a home, or moving up to their dream home, might think that they should wait to buy, because rates may continue to fall. … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Tips, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t Wait! Move Up To The House You Always Wanted

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. In most areas, prices are still below those of a few years ago. Also, interest rates are still near … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Tips, Federal Reserve, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 12, 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by

  Last week’s economic news was dominated by labor reports and FHA’s announcement that it will lower its mortgage insurance premiums in an effort to make homes more affordable for first-time and moderate income home buyers. Mortgage rates fell last … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 5, 2015

Posted on January 5, 2015 by

Case-Shiller reported that home prices hit their lowest pace in two years. According to the Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index for October, home prices fell in 10 cities, rose in eight cities and were unchanged in two cities. In other … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Tips, FHA, Housing Analysis, Mortgage Rates | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment