Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski is a seasoned journalist specializing in the housing and mortgage markets. His work is characterized by a high level of accuracy and objectivity. He has a reputation for producing articles that are easy to read and understand, which is reflected in his high readability score.

Biography:  https://www.bankrate.com/authors/jeff-ostrowski/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Mortgage Rates Decrease on December 4, 2023 Amid Economic Factors

Broke On: Monday, 04 December 2023 Mortgage rates for December 4, 2023, have decreased compared to the previous week. The average rates for 30-year fixed loans, 15-year fixed loans, and 30-year jumbo loans are currently at 7.52%, 6.71%, and 7.57% respectively. Despite the decrease in mortgage rates, the demand for home buying remains low due to limited inventory and high prices. Experts predict that mortgage rates may stabilize in 2024 due to changing economic conditions.

US Mortgage Rates See Slight Decrease but Remain High

Broke On: Saturday, 04 November 2023 The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased to 7.76% for the week ending November 2, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey. The rates have been above 7% for 10 weeks straight, the highest level since 2001. The Federal Reserve is not expected to start cutting rates until the second half of 2024.