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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

Housing Wire

Since the weaker CPI data was released in November, bond yields and mortgage rates have been heading lower. The question then was: What would lower mortgage rates do to this data? However, mortgage rates have fallen more than 1% since the recent highs, so it’s time to look at the data to explain how to interpret it.

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US home prices continued to rally in July 2023

Housing Wire

. “This is about the same rate of price growth that occurred during the 2002 through 2006 period when subprime lending drove exuberant housing demand. “But that is where the similarities end. Mortgage holders are well-qualified and subprime loans are rare. ”

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Surging mortgage rates prompt borrowers to leave no stone unturned

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates have surged firmly above the 7% mark, making alternatives such as temporary rate buydowns and down payment assistance programs more popular, according to loan officers. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) launched the product in August. A year ago at this time, rates averaged 3.14%. Searching for new options.

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Are existing home sales showing a housing bubble?

Housing Wire

That belief, however, assumes that one does not understand the two main drivers of housing: demographics and mortgage rates. As it happens, these fabulous demographics are accompanied by the lowest mortgage rates ever recorded in history. All that other stuff, my friends, is just stamp collecting.

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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

Housing Wire

The first half of the year, with mortgage rates in the 3s and 4s, was like “Fast and Furious.” ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) The 2002 housing market has been a tale of two halves,” said Green.

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How home-price growth has damaged the housing market

Housing Wire

Imagine if mortgage rates didn’t rise this year. We are still showing double-digit home-price growth trends in the recent data as it takes time for higher mortgage rates to really increase supply back to normal levels. Since 2014, we’ve not seen the credit housing boom that we saw from 2002-2005.

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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

housing market is more tied to mortgage buyers. Unlike those two cities in Canada, we aren’t as reliant on foreign buyers to such a great extent. foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. When mortgage rates rise, two things always happen here in America. Here in the U.S.,

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