Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – Mortgage rates saw a slight shift upward this week, attributed to geopolitical instability resulting from the renewed U.S.-Iran War that could send rates up higher if the conflict continues. Mortgage applications remained largely…

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A new report from data provider Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) shows U.S. home prices rose to their strongest single-month gain in nearly two years.  The May ICE Mortgage Monitor analysis found prices rose 0.32% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis and while modest on the surface, that pace translates to a 3.9% seasonally adjusted…

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Early January declines in mortgage rates unlocked refinance opportunities for nearly five million borrowers and helped push affordability to a four-year high, according to the February Mortgage Monitor released Feb. 9 by ICE Mortgage Technology, a provider of an end-to-end mortgage platform.  According to the analysis, “Even small reductions toward 6% rates can significantly boost…

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