Mortgages and Rates

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (608+ words) Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (580+ words) Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose 6.71% from 6.66% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (427+ words) WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not. The government will release August inflation figures Sept. 11, and if that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) San Antonio had the largest drop in home sales among the nation's major metros last month. Home sales fell 12.6% in July compared with last year, according to a recent Redfin report. It was the largest slump in demand reported by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) WASHINGTON – Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn't subside, minutes of the Fed's meeting last month showed. The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (28+ words) A single person in Texas needs about $90,000 a year to live comfortably, according to SmartAsset. A family of four needs more than $200,000 before taxes...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — The latest inflation report is out — and while the numbers may seem like just another set of economic statistics, they can have an immediate impact on Wall Street, interest-rate expectations and, eventually, borrowing costs for Americans. The report…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (571+ words) by TATE ROSENTRETER | The Center Square Contributer (THE CENTER SQUARE) — Energy prices are higher on average in Blue states than in Red states — a gap two energy groups blame on policies that favor wind and solar at the expense of…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (112+ words) Yield PRO Northmarq‘s Debt + Equity deal team led by Taylor Francis, along with David Blum, Joe Giordani, Charlie Buckingham and Matt Radich arranged the $68.76 million permanent fixed-rate financing for a three-property Class A multifamily portfolio totaling 940 units located in…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) It’s that time of year again. Parents and kids across San Antonio are gearing up for the return to class. (TNND) — Home prices remain at record highs, despite a dip in sales activity last month. The National Association of Realtors…...