Mortgages
30-year mortgage rate falls below 6% for first time since 2022
A rate with a five at the front will ease affordability slightly and may get some buyers off the fence
US mortgage rates reach lowest since 2022, spurs refinancing
The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 8 basis points to 6.09% in the week ended Feb 20
US mortgage rates nudge higher, reaching 6.11% for 30-year loans
[WASHINGTON] Mortgage rates in the US rose for a third week, adding slightly to housing costs with the key spring sales season ahead.
US mortgage rates rises for first time in four weeks
The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage: up 8 basis points at 6.2% in the week ended Jan 23
US mortgage rates inch up from a three-year low, reaching 6.09%
High borrowing costs have held back buyers and sellers for years
Gains in mortgage-backed securities are another reason to buy company debt
Demand for corporate bonds could get a boost from a surprising source in the coming months: investors taking profits on US mortgage bond holdings who need another asset to buy instead.
US mortgages at 6% pose critical test for frozen housing market
Loan costs are a key target of US President Donald Trump’s proposals to make housing more affordable
Housing-linked stocks rally on Trump’s US$200 billion mortgage bond-buy order
Investors have been closely watching policy moves, market shifts or interest rates for signs of a housing-market recovery
Trump directs US$200 billion mortgage bond buy in housing push
The president’s advisers have repeatedly raised alarms that affordability has become a political albatross for the GOP
UK mortgage approvals fall to five-month low ahead of budget
[LONDON] UK demand for home loans dipped to the lowest level in five months, as aspiring buyers sat on the sidelines in the run-up to Labour’s tax-raising budget.
