Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Home Loan has dropped to its lowest level in 22 years, as interest rates rise

Home Loan

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average contract interest rate for conforming loan sums of $647,200 or less jumped to 5.40 percent from 5.33 percent. Mortgage applications for house purchases declined 7% for the week and were 21% lower than the same week last year. Refinance demand decreased 6% for the week and was down 75% year … Read more

Fed chairman Powell encourages surge in rates to defeat inflation

Central bank Chair

Fed chairman Powell encourages surge in rates to defeat inflation Chair Fed Reserve Powell is determined to bring inflation down even if the interest rates go up. Assuming that includes moving past comprehensively perceived degrees of impartial we will not hold back to do that,” the national bank pioneer told The Wall Street Journal in … Read more