Mortgage sector: Navigating rising rates, credit cycle risks
Mortgage finance outlook as rates hit multiyear highs: risks for mortgage insurers, originators & mortgage REITs, plus stocks ...
Mortgage Rates Could Soar to 9%? Economist Says Forget the Fed, the Bond Market Is Now Driving Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates could reach 9% in a severe scenario involving a sharp rise in Treasury yields, according to Cotality chief economist Selma Hepp. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate had reached 7.5% on ...
Mortgage Rates Surge, Notching Largest Weekly Gain in Four Years
The rise to 7.28% follows the bond-market rout and deals another blow to a limping housing market.
Mortgage rates jump for the sixth straight week, hitting both refinance and homebuyer demand hard
Mortgage demand dropped for the 7th straight week, as rates surged well over 7% on the 30-year fixed.
Observer
The Bigger Economic Story Behind Higher Mortgage Rates
Economist Jane Liu, Ph.D. examines what the return of 7 percent mortgage rates reveals about the broader economy. Liu looks ...
Forbes
Mortgage Rates Forecast For 2026: Experts Predict Whether Interest Rates Will Drop
Amber Barkley is a writer and editor with over 10 years of experience in topics ranging from personal finance to marketing analytics to fiction. She found her niche in personal finance in 2022, when ...
Homebuyers Turn to ARMs as Rates Rise
Homebuyers squeezed by mortgage rates above 7% are increasingly turning to adjustable-rate mortgages in hopes of lowering ...