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Surprise tax savings for owners who paid PMI in 2017

It turns out private mortgage insurance is deductible after all for last year. Homeowners who pay PMI recently began receiving amended 1098s from their lenders. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit – http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=363999

Average 30-year mortgage rates rise to 4.45%

Last week’s first mortgage rate drop – the first in 10 weeks – didn’t last long, but rates rose only a small amount in this week’s survey. From Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit...

Mortgage rates fall for the first time this year

The average rate on a 30-year FRM slipped to 4.44% from 4.46% last week due, in part, to a government report that inflation pressures may be easing. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit...

Mortgage rates climb to 4.46% – a 4-year high

The cost of a loan continues to rise on the brink of the traditional spring home buying season, and buyers will now confront higher borrowing costs. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit –...

U.S mortgage rates up for 8th week; 30-year at 4.43%

Freddie Mac: The new 30-year average is highest since Jan. 2014. Rates are rising in response to higher levels of gov’t debt and expectations of rising inflation. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit...

Are ultra-low mortgage rates gone forever?

“I would say this has been a long time coming,” says Dan Starelli, head of Guild Mortgage in Sacramento, Calif. “We’ve had interest rates dropping for decades. I think we hit bottom. I don’t think...

Long-term mortgage rates climb for fifth straight week

The average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages shot up to 4.32% this week from 4.22% last week – its highest level since Dec. 2016. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit – http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=362196

Mortgage rates rise for fourth straight week – hit 4.22%

Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate and five-year adjustable-rate mortgages hit their highest level since 2011 as lending standards continue to tighten. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit – http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=361948

Mortgage rates rise for third straight week

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage broke the 4% level last week and hit 4.15% this week, lifted by expectations of faster economic growth. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit – http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=361577

Foreclosed homes dip to 12-year low

Distressed properties are harder to find as foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions, repossessions – drop to their lowest level since 2005. from Florida Realtors® News For more information, visit – http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=361437