[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1am04lo8j7mjx":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":51},{"item":4,"previous":35,"next":41},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":33,"updatedAt":34},4636,"what-you-should-know-about-rising-mortgage-rates","What You Should Know About Rising Mortgage Rates","After steadily falling over the winter, mortgage rates have started to rise in recent weeks. This is concerning to some potential \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F14\u002Fwhy-its-easy-to-fall-in-love-with-homeownership-1\u002F\">homebuyers\u003C\u002Fa> as the combination of higher mortgage rates and higher \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F16\u002Fwondering-whats-going-on-with-home-prices\u002F\">prices\u003C\u002Fa> have made homes less affordable. So, if you’re planning to purchase a home this year, you too may be wondering if now’s the right time to buy or if you should hold off on your search until rates come back down.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F27103019\u002Fwhat-you-should-know-about-rising-mortgage-rates-KCM.jpg","\u003Cp>After steadily falling over the winter, mortgage rates have started to rise in recent weeks. This is concerning to some potential \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F14\u002Fwhy-its-easy-to-fall-in-love-with-homeownership-1\u002F\">homebuyers\u003C\u002Fa> as the combination of higher mortgage rates and higher \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F16\u002Fwondering-whats-going-on-with-home-prices\u002F\">prices\u003C\u002Fa> have made homes less affordable. So, if you’re planning to purchase a home this year, you too may be wondering if now’s the right time to buy or if you should hold off on your search until rates come back down.\u003C!--more-->\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The recent uptick in rates has been driven by what’s happening with inflation. Joel Kan, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist at the \u003Cem>Mortgage Bankers Association\u003C\u002Fem> (MBA), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F15\u002Fmortgage-demand-drops-interest-rates-jump.html\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Mortgage rates increased across the board last week, pushed higher by market expectations that \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>inflation will persist, thus requiring the Federal Reserve to keep monetary policy restrictive for a longer time.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The most recent weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> by \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem> is 6.5%. It’s the third week in a row that rates have increased and puts them at the highest point they’ve been this year (\u003Cem>see graph below\u003C\u002Fem>):\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F27103040\u002Fmortgage-rates-trend-up-MEM.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48873\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F27103040\u002Fmortgage-rates-trend-up-MEM.png\" alt=\"What You Should Know About Rising Mortgage Rates | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Advice for Home Shoppers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you’re thinking about pausing your home search because rates have started to go up again, you may want to reconsider. This could actually be an opportunity to buy the home you’ve been searching for. According to the MBA, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mba.org\u002Fnews-and-research\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fnews\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F22\u002Fmortgage-applications-decrease-in-latest-mba-weekly-survey\">mortgage applications\u003C\u002Fa> declined by 13.3% in just one week, so it appears the rise in mortgage rates is leading some potential \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fhow-to-make-your-dream-of-homeownership-a-reality\u002F\">homebuyers\u003C\u002Fa> to pull back on their search for a new home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, what does that mean for you? If you stay the course, you’ll likely face less competition among other buyers when you’re looking for a home. This is welcome relief in a market that has so few \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F08\u002Fnumber-of-homes-for-sale-up-from-last-year-but-below-pre-pandemic-years\u002F\">homes for sale\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\r\nOver the last few weeks, mortgage rates have risen. But that doesn’t mean you should delay your plans to buy a home. In fact, it could mean the opposite if you want to take advantage of less buyer competition. Let’s connect today to explore the options in our local market.\u003C\u002Fp>","\r\nOver the last few weeks, mortgage rates have risen. But that doesn’t mean you should delay your plans to buy a home. In fact, it could mean the opposite if you want to take advantage of less buyer competition. Let’s connect today to explore the options in our local market.","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F27103040\u002Fmortgage-rates-trend-up-MEM.png",false,[17,21,25,29],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2023-02-28T11:30:16Z","2023-03-01T09:30:02Z",{"id":36,"slug":37,"title":38,"featuredImage":39,"publishedAt":40,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},4634,"one-major-benefit-of-investing-in-a-home","One Major Benefit of Investing in a Home","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Fone-major-benefit-of-investing-in-a-home-KCM.jpg","2023-02-27T11:30:15Z",{"id":42,"slug":43,"title":44,"featuredImage":45,"publishedAt":46,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},4637,"an-expert-makes-all-the-difference-when-you-sell-your-house","An Expert Makes All the Difference When You Sell Your House","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F27123813\u002Fan-expert-makes-all-the-difference-when-you-sell-your-house-KCM.jpg","2023-03-01T11:30:38Z",{"cover":48,"open":49,"shareSpread":50},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[52,56,57,61,65,69,73,74,78,79,80,84,88,92,96,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136,140,144,148,152,156],{"id":53,"name":54,"slug":55},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},{"id":75,"name":76,"slug":77},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},{"id":81,"name":82,"slug":83},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":85,"name":86,"slug":87},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":89,"name":90,"slug":91},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":93,"name":94,"slug":95},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":97,"name":98,"slug":99},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":101,"name":102,"slug":103},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":105,"name":106,"slug":107},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":109,"name":110,"slug":111},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":113,"name":114,"slug":115},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":117,"name":118,"slug":119},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":121,"name":122,"slug":123},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":125,"name":126,"slug":127},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":129,"name":130,"slug":131},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":133,"name":134,"slug":135},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":137,"name":138,"slug":139},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":141,"name":142,"slug":143},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":145,"name":146,"slug":147},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":149,"name":150,"slug":151},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":153,"name":154,"slug":155},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":157,"name":158,"slug":159},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]