Freddie Mac has declared the refinancing boom is officially over, stating:
“The housing market realized a significant shift in the second quarter of this year as refinance activity fell below 50 percent marking the onset of the first purchase-dominated market the industry has seen since 2000 and an end to the refinance boom that started in late 2008. In this time we saw fixed mortgage rates hit all-time lows, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling well below 4 percent. We also estimate over 25 million American borrowers refinanced their loans to the tune of over $70 billion in total interest payment savings. However, since 2008 homeowners cashed-out approximately $215 billion in home equity, adjusted for inflation,” Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist.
Read the Mortgage Daily News report: Longest Recorded Refi Boom Ends; New Demographic Emerges.
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