Every interest rate move by the Bank of Canada triggers the existential mortgage question of whether to go fixed or variable , but what if you didn’t have to choose?…
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Quick Read Mortgage refinance applications surged 58 percent last week and 70 percent year-over-year, driven by 2025-low mortgage rates. Nearly 60 percent of applications were for refis, but demand for…
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Investors are warming to the idea that the Trump administration might try to cajole the Federal Reserve into buying government-backed mortgage bonds once again.
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In response to mounting warning signs from the labor market, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months. Most economists…
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I’m a single parent in my 50s. Should I add my adult children, 23 and 29, to my mortgage loan to help me qualify?
“I want to purchase a family home so we three don’t have to pay rent.”
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Geelong homebuyers feeling the pinch from higher interest rates have been looking for ways to keep up with their mortgage repayments. Mortgage pain hasn’t peaked yet for many Geelong homeowners…
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A combination of factors this week will have all eyes on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sept. 16–17 and whether any drop in interest rates will happen. First, inflation data…
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Quick Read Purchase mortgage applications were up 23% year-over-year last week as 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rates dropped to the lowest since October 2024. Optimal Blue data showed mortgage rates dropped…
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Quick Read Pennymac has acquired a minority stake in mortgage software provider Vesta and integrated its cloud-based loan origination system (LOS) into its consumer direct channel. The move follows Pennymac’s…
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Mortgage rates fell dramatically to a new 2025 low on Friday after an anemic jobs report convinced investors the economy is decelerating and the Federal Reserve is likely to cut…
