HELOC rates have been slowly falling all year. The average home equity line of credit interest rate is 7.75%, according to the analytics company Curinos. With the Federal Reserve poised to lower rates again in the coming week, HELOC rates may drop further. According to Curinos data, the average weekly HELOC rate is 7.75%, its…
The current 30-year fixed mortgage rate has fallen by two basis points to 6.18%. According to Zillow data, this marks its lowest point since early October 2024. The government shutdown is contributing to lower mortgage rates, but processing times for FHA and VA loans are taking longer. So, if you qualify for favorable terms on…
Mortgage rates are continuing to sink lower. According to Freddie Mac, the national average 30-year rate is now 6.50%, down six basis points in one week. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate is down nine basis points to 5.60%. Both are new lows for 2025. With rates on a downward trend, the share of mortgage applications…
Rental yields in Hong Kong in June rose to their highest level in more than 13 years, fuelled by strong leasing demand from mainland Chinese students, even as falling mortgage costs made property ownership more affordable compared with renting, according to Centaline Property. The Centaline Rental Index Yields, which tracks residential rental yield, rose for…
Mortgage rates have been inching down recently, but they’re up again today. According to Zillow data, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased by five basis points to 6.52% while the 15-year fixed rate moved up seven basis points to 5.70%. The CME FedWatch tool reports an 85% chance that the federal funds rate will…
Mortgage interest rates are a bit unsteady today. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped seven basis points to 6.5%. Meanwhile, the 15-year rate saw a slight increase, up three basis points to 5.47%. This instability can likely be attributed to inflation. Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July Consumer…
Today’s mortgage rates have moved in opposite directions. According to Zillow, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate is down by six basis points to 6.44% while the 15-year fixed rate moved up three basis points to 5.73%. After the release of the July Jobs report, which showed weak employment data, the CME FedWatch tool now reports…
Mortgage rates are down today. According to Zillow, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has decreased by 14 basis points to 6.46%, while the 15-year rate has dropped eight basis points to 5.68%. With the Federal Reserve leaving the federal funds rate unchanged at last week’s meeting, mortgage rates probably won’t fall more drastically this summer….
Is the tide turning for Hong Kong’s ailing property market? When second-hand home prices are down almost 30 per cent from their peak in August 2021 and rents for grade A offices are more than 40 per cent lower than in the second quarter of 2019, talk of a recovery seems wildly premature. But expectations,…