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Mortgage Rates Top 6% For First Time Since 2008

Economist: First-time homebuyers finding the door to homeownership 'closed for the season.'

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HELOCs Jump Nearly 50% In First 5 Months Of 2022

Urban Institute report finds home equity lines of credit increased 46.9% from January to May vs. same period last year.

Home Equity
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Mortgage Applications Fall For 5th Straight Week

Homebuyers pull back as mortgage rates top 6% for first time since 2008.

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The Perfect Storm

Understanding the current market

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Perfect Storm
MORTGAGE WOMEN
Annual Inflation Dips Again In August, But High Prices Linger

Rose 0.1% from July, but dips to 8.3% annually — likely not enough to alter Fed plans for another rate hike.

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Mortgage Lending Standards Tighten

Investors reduced offerings of ARM, Non-QM loans; HELOCs up slightly.

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Home Equity Thrives In Q2 2022

U.S. price growth slows, but home equity is still making gains.

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Mortgage Fraud Risk In Q2 Fell 7.5% YOY

CoreLogic report, however, says certain types of fraud are increasing.

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Mortgage Lending Hit 4-Year Low In August

Black Knight reports that overall rate-lock volume is down 57% year over year.

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Redfin: Rising Rates Sap Remaining Energy From Housing Market

Predicts a cooler-than-normal winter buying season.

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