June 5, 2025

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Mortgage

Today’s Mortgage Rates, May 5, 2025

The Federal Reserve is meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we could see mortgage rates fluctuate a bit this week. Fed officials have made it clear that they want to wait and see how tariffs impact the economy before they make any moves, so it’s unlikely they’ll lower the federal funds rate at this meeting.

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Mortgage

More Homebuyers Are Opting for ARMs in 2025. Is That a Good Idea?

As mortgage rates rise, more borrowers are looking for ways to keep their homebuying costs down. Could an adjustable-rate mortgage be the way to do that? On Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that for the week ending April 11, 2025, the share of borrowers applying for ARMs rose to its highest level since November

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Loans

The Coalition’s election promise to relax lending rules could lead to bigger home loans … and higher house prices

On its face, it’s a simple solution to a simple problem — many people are struggling to get home loans big enough to afford a property, so why not relax the rules around how much people can borrow? That’s what the Coalition is proposing to do, should it win the federal election on May 3.

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Investment

Maryland needs investment in natural gas infrastructure

In a recent Baltimore Sun guest commentary entitled “Who’s to blame for Maryland’s rising utility bills,” Paul Pinsky, director of the Maryland Energy Association, writes about energy costs and lays blame for rising rates on Columbia Gas of Maryland’s pipeline replacement program, which is critical to the safety of our natural gas distribution system. To

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