On Tuesday, US stocks dipped and benchmark Treasury yields edged lower due to few market moving catalysts. All three major US stock indexes were lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq down the most as investors await Nvidia Corp’s results after the closing bell. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq appeared set …
Read More »Market closer to bottom as pending home sales decline
US Pending home sales dropped 19.9% in July compared with July 2021. This economic reading is a a measure of signed contracts on existing homes. The figure fell along eight out of the past nine months as rising mortgage rates made housing less affordable.Pending home sales, a measure of signed …
Read More »US New Home Sales Fall Below Expectations
Home purchases, in the United States, dropped 8.1% in June to an annualized 590,000 rate. The number of homes sold awaiting start is at the highest level since January 2022.Sales of new US homes fell for the fifth time this year in June to a more than two-year low. There …
Read More »Typical mortgage payment could be 30% higher in 5 years, Bank of Canada warns
The Bank of Canada says those who took out a home loan in 2020 or 2021 should stay for higher rates at renewal. High house prices and debt loads associated with them are a major vulnerability to Canada’s economy, the Bank of Canada said Thursday, warning buyers who bought during …
Read More »US mortgage rates can’s slow home prices
Higher mortgage rates did a little to stop home price momentum in March. US home values leaped by 20.6% in March from the year before, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index, up from a 20% increase in February and marking the largest year-over-gain in the index’s …
Read More »Good News For US Homebuyers About Mortgage Rates
A variety of notable mortgage rates decreased today, including average rates for both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed mortgages.At the same time, average rates for 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages also went down. Mortgage interest rates are never set in stone, but interest rates are the lowest they’ve been in years. Those …
Read More »Eurozone banks raise bar for mortgages in Q3
A European Central Bank survey showed on Tuesday that Eurozone banks tightened access to mortgages in the three months to September and expect to continue the same rule in the Q4 of 2021.ECB policymakers are set to take stock of the economic situation at a meeting on Thursday, paving the …
Read More »U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise for Fifth Week in Row
Mortgage rates in the United States continued to rise for the fifth consecutive week, reaching their highest level since June of last year, Bloomberg reported, citing data by Freddie Mac released on Thursday. The average 30-year mortgage rate reached 3.09%, compared with 3.05% in the previous week. It is worth noting …
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