The current deceleration of the housing market given declining demand is likely to continue, Freddie Mac said. In a new Quarterly Forecast, the company’s Chief Economist points to mortgage rates that have more than doubled in the last year as the key ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.92 percent.   “Rates resumed their record-setting climb this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reaching its highest level since April of ...

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Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.66 percent. “Mortgage rates decreased slightly this week due to ongoing economic uncertainty,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “However, rates ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.55 percent.   “The combination of higher mortgage rates and the slowdown in economic growth is weighing on the housing market,” ...

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To mark its 50th anniversary, Freddie Mac has launched new resources to showcase how it has helped families own or rent a home over the past 50 years. Released today, the new interactive map and report details how the company ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has released an Insight elaborating on its previous research, The Major Challenges of Inadequate U.S. Housing Supply, by taking a closer look at the housing supply shortage on a state-by-state basis including domestic migration. Years of ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC)hasannounced the appointment of Christian M. Lown as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lown was previously EVP and CFO at Navient Corporation. He succeeds Donald F. Kish, who has served as Interim CFO since December ...

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Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.90 percent. “Mortgage rates set several record lows over the last few months and have remained low into September,” ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.99 percent. “It’s Groundhog Day in the mortgage market as rates continue to remain near historic lows, ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has announced that Donna Corley has been named executive vice president and head of the company’s Single-Family business. Corley brings to the position nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry as well as ...

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