Mortgage rates rise to 4.4% despite Fed’s bond buying plan

Mortgage rates rise to 4.4% despite Fed’s bond buying plan
Treasury yields are increasing which pushes lending costs higher
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Mortgage Applications Tepid Despite Rates

Mortgage Applications Tepid Despite Rates
Mortgage applications edge up just 0.6% as record-low home loan rates fail to spark demand in the housing market.
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Home Loan Demand Drops Despite Dip in Rates

Home Loan Demand Drops Despite Dip in Rates
U.S. mortgage applications dipped last week, reflecting reduced demand for home purchase loans even as rates on 30-year loans fell to their lowest since December, data from an industry group showed o…
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Mortgage activity falls despite low rates

Mortgage activity falls despite low rates
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The volume of applications for U.S. mortgages dropped 10.9 percent in a week on a seasonally adjusted basis, an industry group said Wednesday.
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