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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to eliminate a regulatory loophole that made getting a mortgage more feasible for thousands of Americans. The consumer watchdog agency announced
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Rates for home loans edged up as financial markets stabilized on hope about global trade, but held near long-time lows.
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Pending home sales jumped by a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in May, beating the consensus forecast, the National Association of Realtors® reported.
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Rates for home loans tumbled, sending the benchmark to its lowest since late 2016. So far this year, the 30-year-fixed has averaged 4.19%, down from 4.54% in 2018.
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Rates for home loans were mixed, but stayed near recent lows, even as bond market moves suggest another big step down lies ahead.
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David McNew/Getty ImagesRates for home loans mostly held steady, and even declined slightly, as investor jitters about a slowing economy and geopolitics continued to keep bonds attractive. The 30-year fixed-rate
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Rates for home loans slid as investors snatched up bonds in the midst of an intensifying global trade war.
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As of 2016, first-time buyers made up 46% of purchases, according to the New York Fed.
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Roughly 885 million mortgage-related files stretching back over a decade were exposed by First American Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest title insurance companies, thanks to a flaw in the design of a website that stored the files.
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Small details about the housing market can say just as much about how well Americans, and the broader economy, are doing.
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