A word about Boston real estate mortgage rates
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A word about Boston real estate mortgage rates
Mortgage interest rates go up and down all the time. These days rates are high so as soon as they go down a little that is newsworthy. Personally, I hope to see to mortgage interest rates that at 5.5%. Most Boston condo brokers think that’s too optimistic.
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Falling interest rates prompted Americans to refinance their mortgages last week, but the beleaguered brokerage industry couldn’t catch a break, as loan applications to buy homes barely budged.
Requests to refinance jumped 14 percent from the previous week, as the average 30-year loan rate fell 20 basis points to 7.17 percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly report. Refinancing was up 10 percent from a year ago.
Prospective buyers remained on the sidelines, however, waiting for home prices to fall — which they haven’t done despite mortgage rates soaring since mid-2022. The problem is a familiar one: low inventory.
Usually, increases in borrowing costs cause buyers to bid less, but with historically few homes for sale, sellers continue to hold out for high prices.
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Experts predicted that mortgage rates would fall at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but none could have predicted that rates would drop below 3% for the first time ever.
On July 16, 2020, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate hit 2.98% according to Freddie Mac. This is the first time that rates have dropped before 3% since 1971, when Freddie Mac began tracking mortgage rates. It’s also the seventh time so far this year that the organization has reported a record low. On August 6, 2020, experts saw an even more historic drop with rates reaching 2.88%, marking yet another historic low.
This new record low may motivate many more to hit the market. Both renters and current homeowners thinking of making a move can reap the benefits of low rates. Benefits translate to long-term savings for buyers—they may qualify for larger loans, affording an expanding budget for their home search. They can also keep their budget the same and simply enjoy lower monthly mortgage payments.
If you’ve been on the fence about buying, consider the following:
A homeowner who takes out a $200,000 mortgage at the current 2.88% rate stands to save $33,304 over the lifetime of the loan as compared that the same homeowner who locked in the 3.72% rate six months ago.
This is a boon for sellers as well, who will benefit from growing buyer demand and increased budgets of potential buyers. Sellers are finding that lower housing inventory has led to incredible competition for homes on the market. Realtors are reporting frequent competitive offers—including bidding wars—for the most desirable properties. Historically low interest rates may seem like a benefit to buyers only, but sellers are also reaping the rewards.
Typically, in times of crisis, like the country’s current battle against coronavirus, interest rates will dip. While it may seem counterintuitive, an improvement in the health crisis, like a drop in cases or the promise of a vaccine, rates will likely begin to creep back up. If you have considered buying or selling, current market conditions are favorable to a high return on your real estate investment.
Source: MarketWatch, The Real Deal, Freddie Mac
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the coronavirus outbreak deepens.
Days after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, the Federal Reserve took the drastic move of cutting its benchmark interest rate to near zero. Mortgage rates fell in response — but not as much as expected.
While the 10-year Treasury yield has dropped by 1.2 percentage points since the start of the year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average has fallen by just half that amount. The gap of about 2.5 points between the two figures is the largest it has been since late 2008 when the financial world was in chaos.
That has central bankers worried. They wanted the falling Treasury yield to pull mortgage rates down further.
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