Homeowners with ultra-low mortgage rates ‘saved’ $600B, offset Fed hikes

Mortgage market conditions presented over the past two years have muted the effectiveness of the monetary policy tightening by saving $600 billion for homeowners, accounting for about 2% of personal consumption spending since 2022, according to a report by two Swiss Re Institute senior economists. “
Read MoreFHA updates portal to accommodate expansion of 203(k) loan program

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced late last week that the previously detailed updates and expansions to its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program will be incorporated into updates for the FHA Connection (FHAC) portal. This system provides FHA-approved lenders and business
Read MoreBay East MLS removes field showing seller’s willingness to consider concessions

Although cooperative compensation or commission information is no longer available on many MLSs after the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement went into effect Aug. 17, some MLSs have allowed agents to continue indicating whether their seller is
Read MoreHow low do mortgage rates need to go before borrowers appear?
Even as the real estate and mortgage markets are seeing light at the end of the tunnel following two difficult years of conditions, mortgage rates have yet to ease enough to create a surge of demand for purchase loans and refinances. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the rate for 30
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