Mortgage rates

Consumer sentiment for home buying stayed near its record high behind low mortgage rates and a strong job market, though the declining stock markets and COVID-19 concerns may change that soon, according to Fannie Mae.

From credit unions to banks, loan officers in South Florida are on the phones with homeowners, many of whom have one question: When can I refinance my mortgage?

Mortgage lenders could benefit from the surge in refinancing due to widening market spreads, and that could help offset damage to servicing rights portfolio valuations, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Mortgage rates, which fell to a 50-year low last week, are keeping Oahu's real estate market relatively strong even as uncertainties mount over the economic impacts of coronavirus outbreaks.

The 10-year Treasury yield fell below 0.5% and the 30-year yield dropped under 0.9%, taking the whole U.S. yield curve below 1% for the first time in history.

It's hard to overstate just how wild bond markets have gotten amid the coronavirus scare, forcing traders to rethink what's possible.

Mortgage interest rates dropped this week to the lowest level on record, fueling an already hot spring housing market and triggering a refinance boom in the Twin Cities.

Nonbank mortgage employment fell in January, but could subsequently surge as lenders seek to capture business while rates are low, the job outlook is favorable, and the coronavirus is contained.

Capacity constraints among mortgage lenders are leading to wider spreads between mortgages and the 10-year Treasury yield even after it remained below 1% for an extended period this week.

January's plummeting mortgage rates led to a spike in the share of millennials refinancing their home loans, a trend that should carry into February and March, according to Ellie Mae.

Endorsements of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages fell nearly 14% on a consecutive-month basis in February after a January surge, but stayed relatively strong compared to average levels last year.

Mortgage rates hit their lowest point since Freddie Mac began tracking this data in 1971, as the 10-year Treasury yield fell below 1% after the Federal Open Market Committee's surprise short-term rate cut.

Toronto home prices surged in February, and sales jumped from a 10-year low, as buyers stampeded back into the market.

A drop in interest rates in response to the coronavirus outbreak is adding urgency to a hiring spree across the mortgage industry.

New Zealand's property market is heating up again and a fresh round of interest-rate cuts in response to the coronavirus could give it another shot in the arm.

Mortgage application volume increased 15.1% from one week earlier, and with interest rates still falling, even higher refinance demand is probable in the short term, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home sales across Connecticut started off 2020 on an upbeat note as overall prices paid in January rose to their highest level in 12 years for the month accompanied by an encouraging increase in sales.

Investors' purchases of 10-year Treasurys after the Fed's 50 basis point short-term rate cut drove the yield below 1% for a period of time.

While home price appreciation has lost some momentum, tight inventory and low rates could drive housing values further upward this spring if the coronavirus remains contained, according to CoreLogic.

Canada's housing market is poised for a hot spring — with lower mortgage rates likely to offset any major drag from the coronavirus.