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Highest Inflation in Decades, But Housing Has a Bigger Problem
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Inflation is bad for interest rates and it’s at the highest levels in decades. But the housing market has a far bigger problem. Actually, it’s not hard for a problem to become bigger than rates right now considering we’re still at levels that would have been record lows at any […]
Non-Government Loans See Jump in Forbearances; Huge Inflation, But Here’s Housing’s Bigger Problem
The forbearance numbers increased again over the past week although Black Knight, in its weekly report, said these mid- to late-month upticks are becoming common . The number of mortgages in active plans rose by 16,000 or 0.73 percent. The number of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance declined by 1,000 but that […]
Mortgage Rates Are Low and Stable, But Face Bigger Risks Tomorrow
Mortgage rates moved lower today, bringing the average lender to the best levels since late February. Despite the milestone, the day-over-day movement in rates has been pretty mild. Most lenders are making changes that are only noticeable in the form of upfront costs (aka “points”) as opposed to rates themselves. If we use upfront costs […]