by Alterna Mortgage | Jul 17, 2022 | Home Buying, Inflation, Real Estate
Due to the current high cost of buying a home, demand among buyers has slowed. As a result, many sellers are seeing their homes sit longer on the market. Recent moves by the Federal Reserve are designed to combat inflation by reducing demand. While home prices had...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jul 9, 2022 | Financing, Home Buying, Housing Market, Interest rates, Refinancing
While rates were on the rise at the beginning of the year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.30% in the week ending July 7. This was down from 5.70% the week before. Economic concerns have pushed them lower in recent weeks. Rates are still higher than they...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jun 25, 2022 | Home Buying, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest rates, Real Estate
This report from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis said nearly 168,000 households in the Portland area have been priced out of the housing market this year. “30-year mortgage rates have risen from around 3% at the end of 2021 to just over 6% in recent days,” the...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jun 16, 2022 | Home Buying, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest rates
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it raised benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, the sharpest hike since 1994, as it seeks to combat the fiercest surge in U.S. inflation in four decades. Chair of the Federal Reserve Mr. Powell also...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jun 14, 2022 | Home Buying, Housing Market, Real Estate
Signs of a slowing real estate market are growing—existing-home sales and new-home sales are slipping. Many home sellers are worried that they could miss out on the typical buyer frenzy. The inventory of homes for sale went up by 9% last week compared to 2021. New...
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