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Are these the lowest mortgage rates we’ll see in 2024?

Housing Wire

Have we seen the bottom in mortgage rates for 2024 after a crazy roller coaster ride so far this year? My 2024 forecast had a mortgage rate range of 7.25%-5.75%. With the 10-year yield at 3.74% as of Friday, we have some room left to reach the very bottom of the 2024 forecast before the year is out.

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Title insurers started 2024 slowly, but Q2 premium volume rebounds

Housing Wire

billion in Q1 2024 and $3.92 Although premium volume was up, the industry has paid off more in claims during the first half of 2024 than in the first half of 2023. The same five states held the top spots in the first quarter of 2024. The other top 10 companies for Q2 2024 were Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.

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VantageScore June 2024: Banks Optimistic, Consumers Cautious

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VantageScore, a joint venture of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) managed by an independent body, VantageScore, has released its June 2024 CreditGauge report, offering a detailed analysis of the current state of U.S. Personal Loans led the jump, increasing 0.22% from 2.68% in May 2024 to 2.90% in June 2024.

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NAR Forecasts 2024 Existing-Home Sales

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Economic Forecast NAR projects that even with the Federal Reserve’s reduction in the Fed Funds rate, mortgage rates will still be higher than 6% in 2024 and 2025. million in 2024 and from 2024 to 4.92 In the second half of 2024, look for moderately lower mortgage rates, higher home sales and stabilizing home prices.”

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2024 Appraisal Summit: Leading Together

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The 16th annual Appraisal Summit , held from September 14th to 17th, 2024 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, provided attendees with a packed agenda of education, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and more. The post 2024 Appraisal Summit: Leading Together appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2024

Housing Wire

The mortgage spreads are improving in 2024. This is why I have focused so much of my work this year on the spreads: mortgage spreads improving like they usually do as we get closer to the first Fed rate cut are a massive story in 2024. It’s the old-and-slow Fed that has to play catch-up.

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‘Pain-Free’ Cities for Buying a Home in 2024

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The post ‘Pain-Free’ Cities for Buying a Home in 2024 first appeared on The MortgagePoint. The post ‘Pain-Free’ Cities for Buying a Home in 2024 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. In Lubbock, for example, homes for sale shot up by more than 80% in one year, leading to a doubling of median days on the market.

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