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Where mortgage and financing rates went, why they moved, and what a rate print does to acquisitions, refinancing and the renter-versus-buyer split. The desk publishes an original briefing every morning, and every one that carries this tag collects here.
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Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year at 6.95% for the week ending September 17. Daily and live trackers ran near 7.2%. The gap is a survey lag, and underwriting off the headline understates your debt service by about 30 basis points.
Read the briefingThe Fed raised rates a quarter point to 3.75%-4%, and 16 of 18 officials project a higher rate by year-end. Floating-rate debt feels it first; refinancing and values follow a 10-year Treasury that crossed 5% this week. What to do with loans, renewals and budgets this week.
Read the briefingThe Fed meets Sept. 15-16 with markets braced for the first hike since 2023 and mortgage rates at a 15-month high of 6.76%. Sidelined buyers are a retention tailwind, but a record seller surplus means unsold homes can become rental competition. What to do before Wednesday.
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