One reason for this trend is Federal Reserve policy. The Fed responds to high inflation by raising the federal funds rate, ...

MBA vice president Joel Kan noted that three weeks of higher mortgage rates has cooled the pace of applications. While rates are still solidly down from where they were a year ago, some buyers may ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. After hitting 7.04% in January, mortgage rates have retreated, but the decline has been sluggish, with rates hovering stubbornly ...

First-time homebuyers are becoming increasingly rare as rising home prices and mortgage rates push affordability out of reach ...

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, indicating mortgage rates would likely stay stable in the ...

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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February as easing mortgage rates and more properties on the market ...

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