#mortgage-rates

#mortgage-rates

While there are reports from Redfin and other sources detailing high home purchase cancellation rates in 2025. Multiple reports released in the latter half of 2025 indicated that cancellation rates had reached significant levels in the preceding months, with Redfin reporting a 15% cancellation rate in September 2025. 2025 cancellation rates based on Redfin data September 2025: 15% of home-purchase agreements were canceled. July 2025: 15.3% of home-purchase agreements were canceled. June 2025: Nearly 15% of pending home sales fell through.

As anticipated, falling mortgage rates are lifting home sales, Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist, said in a statement. Improving housing affordability is also contributing to the increase in sales. The inventory of unsold existing homes also rose in September, jumping 1.3% on a monthly basis and 14.0% on a yearly basis to 1.55 million units. This represents a 4.6 month supply of unsold inventory at the current sales pace, the same as a month prior, but up from 4.2 months in September 2024.

The idea relies on amending the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPA) to enable the GSEs to purchase up to $300 billion of their own MBS and Ginnie Mae MBS when the spread between the 30-year mortgage rate and the 10-year Treasury exceeds 170 basis points The proposal was outlined in a letter sent by the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) to the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte.

One scenario is that growth continues more or less as it has for the last 20 years. If so, the current federal fiscal trajectory is unsustainable,

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The Federal Reserve's decision this month to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points was encouraging news for Americans eager to become homeowners. Although mortgage rates aren't set by the Fed, they are impacted by its policy changes. Indeed, prior to and in anticipation of the Fed's announcement, mortgage rates fell to their lowest level since October 2024, with the 30-year fixed rate dropping to 6.39% spurring a 29% spike in mortgage loan applications.

The two government sponsored enterprises buy loans from mortgage lenders to ensure liquidity in the market and repackage those into investment products. They also set the standards for creditworthiness and ability to repay for mortgage loans. While they offer several construction products, those support lenders and homebuyers, not builders. HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami has written extensively on what could trigger more homebuilding and weighed in on Trump's statement.

Sales closed at a greater clip than listings hit the market, marking the third consecutive quarter where transactions outpaced inventory. It's not blazing, but the market is slowly getting faster, said report author Jonathan Miller. Buyers and sellers notched 3,100 deals in the third quarter, marking a 13 percent uptick from the same period last year. During the same time frame, the number of active listings rose 7 percent from roughly 7,200 to 7,700.

Dave Ramsey advises potential homebuyers to prioritize financial readiness over chasing lower mortgage rates, highlighting the significance of factors like debt, emergency funds, and down payments. Experts like Brian Shahwan and Kirsten Jordan support Ramsey's view that the current market presents opportunities for homebuyers, with expectations that mortgage rates may align with the Fed's trajectory. Contrary to the optimism, real estate agent Eli Harris cautions about overlooking the practical challenges, such as high living costs, potential additional expenses beyond mortgage rates, and limitations on refinancing eligibility.

From today, the mortgage rate will decrease by 0.15pc to 0.2pc on a number of products that are fixed for periods of between two and seven years. The rate decreases will apply to mortgages where the Loan to Value ratio is between 80pc and 90pc, including 'green' mortgages and so-called 'high-value' mortgages. PTSB said the new rates for the 2-year, 3-year, 5-year and 7-year fixed terms in this band - which range from 3.7pc to 4.4pc - are available to both new and existing customers.

Matt Vernon, the head of consumer lending at Bank of America, told HousingWire via email that recent rate declines have prompted increased activity in the refinance market through both rate-and-term and cash-out refi loans. Most people are focused on rate-and-term refinances to lower their monthly payments, while some are also looking to tap into their home equity, Vernon said. For example, HELOC rates dropped quickly after the Fed's recent cut.

The housing market is stuck in an unending circle of gridlock: Buyers aren't inclined to purchase a home because mortgage rates and home prices are too high (they're up 1.7% year over year at $440,004, according to Redfin). And homeowners don't want to sell their homes to trade for a higher mortgage rate and out of fear they won't get what they think their home is worth.

Home flipping exploded during the Pandemic Housing Boom, as surging home prices and low interest rates lured investors into the fix-and-flip market. But the 2022 interest-rate shock abruptly ended the frenzy and created the biggest home-flipping pullback since the 2007 bust. This home-flipping slump continues to drive out many newcomer flippers and force veteran operators to adjust to slimmer profits.

In August, Redfin data shows that there was a 23% yearly decrease in the number of Canadian homebuyers searching for properties in the Orlando metropolitan area. In total, Canadian home searches have fallen in 46 of the 50 largest U.S. metros, with the largest declines in West Palm Beach, Florida (26.6%), followed by Anaheim, California (-26%), Columbus, Ohio (-26%), Detroit (-25.5%) and Los Angeles (-25.5%).