Record-Low Mortgage Rates to Keep Supporting Banks in 2021
Since the beginning of 2020, mortgage rates have been continuously declining, even touching historical lows several times. Last week, Freddie Mac FMCC released its weekly...
Australia home prices heat up as super-low rates stoke demand
SYDNEY, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australian home prices sped higher across all the major cities in November as record-low interest rates fuelled demand from first-time...
Why most of the Midlands is either in Tier 2 or Tier 3 despite ‘improvements’ in coronavirus rates | Central
Majority of people in the Midlands will be living under Tier 2 or Tier 3 measures once the national lockdown ends on December 2 under...
US home prices climb record 3.1% as low mortgage rates fuel housing-market boom
Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images US home prices gained a record 3.1% in the third quarter as historically low mortgage rates boosted demand...
Today’s Best Mortgage and Refinance Rates for November 21 and 22
Mortgage rates set a new record low amidst rising coronavirus infections and a slowing economy. Buyer demand is still unseasonably high as existing home sales...
Here Are Today’s Best Mortgage & Refinance Rates for November 19, 2020
Housing starts reached the highest level since the start of the pandemic in October. Single-family homes accounted for most of the starts and reached their...
A cash-out refi in retirement? With mortgage rates at record lows, it might make sense
Retiree Dorothy Hicks recently took a new mortgage to pull cash out of her Brooklyn home. The move made sense for her financial situation —...
US home prices surge the most since 2013 as Americans take advantage of rock-bottom mortgage rates
Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo The median price for a single-family home in the US rose 12% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the...
Here Are Today’s Best Mortgage & Refinance Rates for November 12, 2020
Homebuyers and sellers took a break last week as the election and rising COVID-19 cases were the focus of the nation’s attention. Amid signs of...
What a COVID-19 vaccine would mean for mortgage rates and the housing market
In many ways, the pandemic has driven this home-buying craze, experts say. “This has been an accelerant to lifestyle and behavior changes that were already...