The average 30-year mortgage was 4.03% this week, passing the psychologically noteworthy level of 4% for the first time since May. Source: Florida Realtors
CFPB clarifies rule: Agents may see Closing Disclosure
The federal consumer bureau says it’s okay for lenders to share buyers’ closing disclosure with agents, and it’s announcing soon the how-to-do-it details. Source: Florida Realtors
Federal Reserve to Congress: Further rate hikes on the way
The Fed said Friday that it expects the economy to strengthen, which warrants more gradual increases in the interest rate that impacts ARMs and, indirectly, FRMs. Source: Florida Realtors
Mortgage rates spike to highest level since mid-May
The 30-year FRM averaged 3.96% this week, up from last week’s 3.88%. Freddie Mac’s chief economist blames higher global interest rates for the uptick. Source: Florida Realtors
Florida's consumers were a bit more optimistic in June
After a two-month decline, consumer sentiment in the state rose 2.1 points in June as four out of five components moved higher. Source: Florida Realtors
30-year mortgage rates hit 2017 low: 3.88%
It’s a marginal drop from last week and 15-year rates stayed the same: 3.17%. Still, fixed rates seem immune so far from the Fed’s short-term rate increases. Source: Florida Realtors
New Fla. laws go into effect July 1
7 real estate laws drafted by the Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Scott go into effect Saturday, including a Florida Realtors priority: estoppel fee caps. Source: Florida Realtors
Scott vetoes condo sprinkler bill; cites London fire
The bill eased fire sprinkler mandates in Fla. condos and had almost unanimous support in the Legislature. But the London high-rise fire that killed 79 people “illustrates the importance of life safety protections,” the governor said in his veto. Source: Florida Realtors
Fed court upholds photo copyright charge against Zillow
Using photos that you found on the Internet? Don’t. A second court upheld a copyright charge last week against Zillow, though it lowered damages to $4M. Source: Florida Realtors
Long-term mortgage rates down slightly this week
The big news is that fixed-rate mortgages didn’t go higher this week, though the drop is marginal. They averaged 3.90% compared to last week’s 3.91%. Source: Florida Realtors
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