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Low mortgage rates bring surge in refinancing, prepayments

Mortgage interest rates have hit their lowest levels since 2016. The favorable environment now opening up for consumers is sending ripple effects through the economy.  As the Federal Reserve moves closer to easing monetary policy, there’s no immediate sign that the near-record low rates will reverse.  The most recent Freddie Mac rate report had the […]

Philadelphia nurses have second-most affordable market to buy a home

Ever since the 2008 recession, the trend of rebounding home values and stagnant income growth has made it increasingly difficult for working professionals to afford purchasing a home.  A new study on how this pattern has impacted one particular profession in the United States — nursing — shows that Philadelphia is the second-best place in […]

Summer Mortgage Rates

Low mortgage rates could spur hot summer for home sales in 2019

Mortgage rates in the United States dipped to their lowest levels since September 2017 last week, sticking to about 3.82% for a 30-year-fixed mortgage on June 7. What was unexpected about this drop is that it held firm for about five straight days. Typically, these drops are reversed more quickly as Mortgage News Daily noted […]