Morris Invest’s Real Estate Wisdom: A Blog for Savvy Investors

Rates fell once again as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.03% this week, down from 7.22% one week ago, as reported in Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Six weeks prior, the rate neared 7.80%, indicating that mortgage rates have been on a consistent downward shift. Unless the Feds change course during their meeting on the 12th, analysts predict rates will continue to lower. Rates dropped amid reports released Tuesday that suggest the economy is losing momentum. One such report revealed job openings plummeted this October to the lowest level since March of 2021. Melissa Cohn, Vice President of William Raveis Mortgage, touches on this, stating, "New job creation and consumer spending will impact mortgage rates – if we see that fewer jobs are created and consumer spending...