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31 articles tagged “mortgage rates”.
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September CPI rose 3.7% from a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August and above forecasts. Here is how that feeds into Treasury yields, mortgage rates, rent and monthly budgets, and where the creator's view has limits.
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A popular video says pending home sales just hit a record low, worse than 2008. The sales claim looks credible, but prices, inventory and foreclosures tell a different story. Here is what holds up.
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The Fed held rates steady, but Graham Stephan says markets still expect a hike in December. Here is what that means for 30-year mortgage rates, and what history shows after midterm elections.
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Headlines say existing-home sales and prices rose in September. Pending contracts, forecasts and a lagging closing calendar tell a more cautious story. Here is what the numbers show and how to read them.
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Nashville's active listings are rising in the weeks before Thanksgiving while contract volume falls by double digits. Here is what the data shows, where price cuts are rising fastest, and how buyers can judge a fair offer.
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Pending sales hit a record September low and rates jumped past 7%, yet inventory is still far below Great Recession levels. Here is what the numbers say for buyers and sellers.
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Showing activity tracked by Zillow-owned ShowingTime has slipped below where the year began, after a strong 2025. Here is what the buyer-demand signal means, and how buyers and sellers can adjust for winter.
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A YouTube creator says surging Treasury yields, record refining margins and sticky inflation point to 8% mortgage rates by year-end. Here is what the numbers show, what they miss, and how buyers and sellers can plan.
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Mortgage rates above 7.5% are about to test a Southwest Florida market where inventory has fallen sharply. Here are the September county numbers and what they mean for buyers, sellers and owners.
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Many homeowners listed or delayed hoping rates would fall. With a 30-year fixed quoted near 7.56% and inventory back near pre-pandemic levels, here is how long waiting can last and when a price cut or delisting makes more sense.
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Adjustable rate mortgages are taking a bigger share of applications just as tens of thousands of older ARMs reset. Here is when an ARM can make sense, when it backfires, and what to check before signing.
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September's ADP data showed job losses in finance and business services, with gains concentrated in health care and hospitality. Here is what a softer labor market could mean for mortgage rates, buyer demand and home sales.
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