Mortgages

Mortgage Demand Falls To New 22-Year Low As Housing Market Fuels Recession Fears

Published by Forbes.com | August 17, 2022 “A bona fide recession looks more likely than not over the next year,” prophesies one economist as the housing market rapidly cools. Despite falling mortgage rates providing some relief to potential home buyers, mortgage applications fell to the lowest level since the turn of the century last week—providing …

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Mortgage Rates Temporarily Fall as Home Buyers ‘Flee to Safety’

Published by FOX Business | August 4, 2022 Carroll CEO says 30-year mortgage temporarily falling as people ‘flee to safety’ in uncertain market Just because 20 and 30-year fixed mortgage rates have tumbled in recent days, doesn’t mean it’s the right time to buy or sell your home, according to one real estate expert. “The people …

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Fannie Mae: Growing List of Fake Employers Showing up on Mortgages

Published by Housing Wire | January 29, 2020 Fannie Mae’s bulletin also provides several examples of fraudulent activity that lenders should be on the lookout for. Back in 2018, Fannie Mae issued a warning to lenders after identifying more than 30 apparently fake companies that were appearing on borrowers’ mortgage documentation as their place of employment. There …

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Economist: U.S. Home Prices to Plunge ‘Substantially’ on ‘Cratering’ Demand

Published by the New York Post | July 28, 2022 Mortgage rates have risen steadily as the Federal Reserve hikes its benchmark interest rates in a bid to cool the economy.  U.S. home prices are on the cusp of a major correction due to “cratering” demand among cash-strapped buyers, a prominent economist warned in a …

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Home Purchase Activity Nears Pandemic Levels

Published by FOX Business | July 27, 2022 The survey found stabilizing mortgage rates and increases in for-sale inventory The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey found mortgage applications fell 1.8% for the week ending July 22, 2022, from the previous week. The decrease was the fourth week in a row as home purchase …

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Mortgage Demand Drops to a 22-year Low as Higher Interest Rates and Inflation Crush Homebuyers

Published by CNBC | July 20, 2022 Buyers have lost considerable purchasing power as rates have almost doubled since earlier this year. The pain in the mortgage market is only getting worse as higher interest rates and inflation hammer American consumers. Mortgage demand fell more than 6% last week compared with the previous week, hitting …

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