
What does an 8% mortgage rate mean for YOU? Higher rates will cost the average American homeowner an extra HALF A MILLION dollars in the course of a 30-year loan
Daily MailHomebuyers today face paying $500,000 more in the course of a 30-year mortgage than they would have done two years ago after rates shot up to 8 percent. Homebuyers today face paying $500,000 more in the course of a 30-year mortgage than they would have done two years ago after rates shot up to 8 percent It is one of three main indexes to report on mortgage rates across the US. According to figures from the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales fell to a rate of 4.04 million a year in August, down 15.77 percent on last year Figures from the Mortgage Bankers Association show home purchase applications dropped by 5.7 percent in the week to October 4 - the lowest level since 1995 But already the soaring cost of home ownership has poured cold water on America's red-hot property market. According to figures from the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales fell to a rate of 4.04 million a year in August, down 15.77 percent on the same month last year.
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