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Mortgage rates haven't necessarily moved higher every day recently. For instance, yesterday's rates were unchanged versus last Friday's. But the general trend has unquestionably been toward higher rates . In fact, rates have only moved lower on 3 out of the past 15 business days. While that sort of losing streak sounds fairly unpleasant, the size of the movement has been far from threatening. Over that same 15 business day time frame, the average effective rate has only moved up 0.11% . Translated to actual "note rates" (the rate applied to your loan balance, without adjusting for upfront finance charges), we're talking about top tier borrowers moving up from 4.0% to 4.125% on average. Some of the more aggressive lenders continue to quote 4.0% while a few of the less aggressive lenders have
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Mortgage rates haven't necessarily moved higher every day recently. For instance, yesterday's rates were unchanged versus last Friday's. But the general trend has unquestionably been toward higher rates . In fact, rates have only moved lower on 3 out... (read more)
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Housing News
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CoreLogic's monthly Loan Performance Report for February shows the national mortgage delinquency rate, loans that were 30 or more days past due, declined to 5.0 percent, down a half-point from a year earlier. Mortgages that are 30 to 59 days past due... (read more)
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Housing News
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Earlier this week we reported that BuzzFeed reporter Mary Ann Georgantopoulos had released a copy of an April letter sent by House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to the Department of the Treasury asserting control over all correspo... (read more)
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Housing News
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After moving along a nearly flat track for several years, consumer sentiment regarding whether "now" is a good time to buy a home started to rise and fall like the tides in late 2016. April saw increasing positives sentiment; the net share of those s... (read more)
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Housing News
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While the historically low homeownership rate as reported by the Census Bureau has improved only marginally over the last year, a recent survey by Gallup indicates that it may be on the edge of change . Forty-nine percent of non-homeowners contacted ... (read more)
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Housing News
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is revisiting its 2013 RESPA Mortgage Servicing Rule. The rule, after several amendments, took effect on January 10, 2014, giving borrowers new consumer protections related to mortgage loan servicing , many of... (read more)
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