NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week as mortgage rates continued to slide, bringing activity to a 17-month high for a second straight week, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
We're not going to be seeing 5% mortgage rates anytime soon – here's why.
It's been another good week for prospective homebuyers and mortgage refinancers, as average fixed mortgage rates slipped for the third consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, with the benchmark 30-year rate again marking its lowest level since May 2013. The average for a 15-year mortgage, a popular choice for people who are refinancing, dipped below 3 percent for the first time since then.
U.S. mortgage rates fell for a second week, holding at the lowest level in more than a year and a half, as declining financing costs boost loan demand.
NEW YORK ( MainStreet ) — Average 30-year-fixed mortgage rates are running just a tad above their 3.31% all-time lows, but economists predict 2015 will be the last hurrah for sub-4% home loans — and possibly even for sub-5% ones, too.
Average U.S. mortgage rates started the year by dipping to new lows, with the benchmark 30-year rate marking its lowest level since May 2013. The ongoing decline in mortgage rates would appear to be a …
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Bank of Ireland (BKIR.I) and permanent tsb (PTSB) (IPM.I) will cut mortgage rates for new customers, becoming the latest lenders to do so as competition intensifies in a recovering property …
Bank reduces fixed rates but has not cut its variable rate for existing customers as consumers are urged to boycott the bank
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland's permanent tsb (PTSB) will cut mortgage rates for new customers from next week, becoming the latest lender to do so amid intensifying competition in a recovering property market. …