Author – The Durango Herald

Mortgage rates climb to highs not seen in more than a year

NEW YORK – Mortgage rates continued their ascent this week, their fifth consecutive increase. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates are trending higher

Fourth straight week of increases

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates stumble at beginning of new year

Experts still divided on trend in 2018

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates rise sharply during holiday week

WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates have soared to their highest levels in several months. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average cl...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

How the tax bill impacts homeowners, buyers and sellers

Moving expenses deduction eliminated

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates pause but appear poised to drift higher

WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates remained stuck in a holding pattern this week and have barely budged since October. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rate volatility expected in the coming month

Rates rose after Senate vote on tax bill

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Fixed mortgage rates move lower

They appear to be headed higher

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates level off

Experts disagree on whether rates will remain stable

DATE: Nov 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Analysts evenly split on mortgage rates

Half predict rates to climb, half think they’ll remain stable

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

For millennials ready to buy a home, the pickings are slim

For years, millennials looked at owning a home as a distant fantasy. Student debt and a weak job market seemed to conspire to keep this generation stuck in their parents’ basements, if not p...

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates wander higher

Fixed mortgage rates moved slightly higher this week, closing out the year with their ninth straight increase. After jumping 14 basis points – a basis point is 0.01 percentage poi...

DATE: Jan 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business