Mortgage Market Update for the Week of July 1, 2024


Have a great, fun and safe Independance Day!

What if mortgage rates don’t hit 5%?

Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released their monthly updated forecast for mortgage rates through 2025. This June update no longer shows predicted rates for the 30-year fixed conforming to hit the 5% range. MBA, who tends to be the most optimistic, forecasts that in the 4th quarter of 2025, we’ll see 6.0% for a rate with the homes of 5.8% in 2026.

Should you hold out on Fannie Mae and MBA’s forecast for lower rates in two years? It depends. [Read more…]

Mortgage Market Update for the Week of June 24, 2024

Who’s Buying Homes in this Market?

who is buying homes in this market
The Existing Home Sales was released yesterday which reports on the closings of existing single-unit homes.

Would you be surprised to know that last month, 31% of all sales were first-time homebuyers? [Read more…]

Mortgage Market Update for the Week of June 17, 2024

My apologies for being a day late publishing this video! Without further ado…