Rising Mortgage Interest Rates Threaten Housing Market Recovery

Rising Mortgage Interest Rates Threaten Housing Market Recovery

Highest Mortgage Rates Since December 2023 Highest Mortgage Rates Since December 2023 The average contract interest rate for mortgages increases The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.87% last week from 6.80% the week before. This increase comes with points rising to 0.65 from … Read more

New Government-Backed Guarantee for Young Home Buyers Offers 100% Financing, But It Comes With Costs

New Government-Backed Guarantee for Young Home Buyers Offers 100% Financing, But It Comes With Costs

This Tuesday, the Government approved a line of 2,500 million euros of guarantees through the ICO so that young people no more than 35 years old and families with dependent minors can access their first home. This measure, which aims to help 50,000 people, consists of the ICO guaranteeing 20% ​​of the value of the … Read more

Understanding the Impact of the Euribor Increase on Variable Mortgages in Spain

Understanding the Impact of the Euribor Increase on Variable Mortgages in Spain

The Euribor, the reference index of most variable mortgages sold in Spain, continues to give headaches to many families. This Wednesday it increases 19 thousandths compared to the percentage it reached this Tuesday. The index continues to moderate from its highs reached in October when it closed at 4.16%. In November it fell 4,022% and … Read more

Kutxabank Sees Slight Increase in New Mortgages Despite Overall Market Drop in 2023

Kutxabank Sees Slight Increase in New Mortgages Despite Overall Market Drop in 2023

Related news At the company of new mortgages fell in 2023, a year in which interest rates reached record levels in recent years, which explains why only two provinces experienced positive growth rates in 2023: Ourense, with 2.4%; and Almería, with 1.8%. However, the drop of the mortgage market was estimated at 11% at the … Read more

Rising Trend of Banks Accelerating the Theft of Mortgages Due to Declining Demand and Rising Interest Rates

Rising Trend of Banks Accelerating the Theft of Mortgages Due to Declining Demand and Rising Interest Rates

Banks are accelerating the theft of mortgages due to the declining demand for new loans due to rising interest rates. Since the middle of last year, entities have been immersed in a war to snatch these credits in order to gain clients and increase their business. The trend of these operations is on the rise … Read more

Three Banks Offering Fixed-Rate Mortgages Below 3 Percent: A Shift in the Mortgage Market

Three Banks Offering Fixed-Rate Mortgages Below 3 Percent: A Shift in the Mortgage Market

Everything that goes up tends to come down and that is precisely what is happening now with the interest on fixed rate mortgages. If last year they were fully escalating, in recent weeks they have begun to decline as a result of the change in discourse within the ECB. Thus, There are now three banks … Read more

Understanding Mortgage Loans: What You Need to Know About Provision of Funds

Understanding Mortgage Loans: What You Need to Know About Provision of Funds

Having the financial resources to buy a home is not easy, especially in a context marked by high prices in the real estate market. For this reason, a large part of the people interested in becoming owners turn to mortgages to obtain the necessary financing to acquire the home of your dreams. Los terms used … Read more

Spanish Euribor Mortgage Rates Drop Below 4% – Savings for Homebuyers and Potential Buyers

Spanish Euribor Mortgage Rates Drop Below 4% – Savings for Homebuyers and Potential Buyers

I breathe for those who have taken out a mortgage and for those other people who plan to do so in the future. And all because, after a year and a half of rate increases, the Euribor has changed its trend. Thus, the index that is used every month as a reference for the calculation … Read more