Mortgage rates

Mortgage application volume was practically flat when compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sentiment among American homebuilders unexpectedly increased to a three-month high as builders saw greater prospects for industry demand despite elevated material costs and shortages of labor and lots.

Housing affordability dipped as rising home prices offset a quarter-point drop in mortgage interest rates.

For all the talk that Janet Yellen’s plan to shrink the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet will hurt Treasuries, U.S. mortgage bonds face a bigger test.

Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest point in six weeks as bond investors were concerned about inflation and the U.S. economy, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application volume increased 3% from one week earlier as slightly lower interest rates resulted in more refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The percentage of people who said July was a bad time to buy a home increased to a survey high because of rising prices, according to Fannie Mae.

Mortgage rates were little changed this week after declining the previous two weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.8% from one week earlier as interest rates were flat or moved slightly higher, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates dropped for the second consecutive week, although the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury actually increased during the period, according to Freddie Mac.

Federal Reserve officials said they would begin running off their $4.5 trillion balance sheet “relatively soon” and left their benchmark policy rate unchanged as they assess progress toward their inflation goal.

Loan application volume increased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as rates fell to their lowest level in three weeks.

The housing market is stabilizing near 10-year highs, according to government data Wednesday that showed sales of new homes were slightly less than forecast.

Mortgage rates moved back below 4%, pushed by last week's weak economic data report, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage loan application volume increased 6.3% last week as interest rates remained flat after a sharp gain during the previous 14-day period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates rose across the board for the second consecutive week, with the 30-year fixed-rate loan moving over 4%, according to Freddie Mac.

Rising mortgage rates hurt both refinance and purchase application activity as volume decreased 7.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Broker John Pasalis knew Canada’s hottest housing market was cooling but an email from desperate sellers showed him just how bad it was.

As expected, mortgage rates had their largest week-over-week increase since March as yields on the 10-year Treasury moved sharply higher, according to Freddie Mac.