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Mortgage Rates Approach 5 Percent

home prices

Rates rose to their highest since April 2011 this week, according to a Freddie Mac survey. What were the factors behind this rise and how are they likely to impact homebuying decisions?

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Mortgage Apps and DTI Ratios

loan applications

A new analysis reveals that since 2015 debt-to-income ratio has become the number one reason that lenders have turned down purchase-mortgage applications. What are the factors that are impacting the DTI ratios of homebuyers?

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Report Reveals Credit Tightening for Homebuyers

credit scoring

Even though some borrowers across the nation saw an increase in mortgage credit availability in September, that wasn’t the case for everyone. Find out which borrowers felt the squeeze and which saw their availability grow.

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Credit Scores Count in a High Rate Environment

A report analyzing the annual percentage rates for borrowers found that APRs had risen to their highest in the year in September. Here’s why borrower credit scores are likely to play an important role while looking for the best mortgage rates.

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