Tag Archives: Mortgage
Mortgage Rates Stay Low Helping to Keep Housing Affordability High
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS(R)), showing average fixed mortgage rates largely unchanged and near their record lows helping to keep housing affordability high for those borrowers who are in … … Read more
February 6, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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Mortgage Defaults: Signs of Recovery
The UFA Default Risk Index for the fourth quarter of 2011 edged lower to 131 from last quarter’s revised 133, which suggests that residential mortgage default and prepayment risks are continuing their return to normalcy. According to the latest UFA… … Read more
December 15, 2011 Posted in Mortgage
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Adjustable Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates changing little and remaining near their historic lows while adjustable-rate mortgages averaged new record lows. The 30-year fixed has… RISMedia … Read more
December 2, 2011 Posted in Mortgage
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 10.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 4, 2011. According to the release, the Market Composite Index, a measure… RISMedia … Read more
November 16, 2011 Posted in Mortgage
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Mortgage Interest Deduction a Must for Middle Class
Eliminating or curtailing the mortgage interest deduction would have a disproportionate impact on younger, middle-class families, who would see their ability to become home owners significantly diminished, with sober implications for their longer term financial prospects, the National Association of… … Read more
October 18, 2011 Posted in Mortgage
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As Mortgage Rates Dip Lower, Homeowners Should Consider Refinancing
Rates were already low at the start of the quarter, but following the Fed’s announcement last week, the national average rate on a traditional 30 year fixed rate mortgage has inched lower. Informa Research Services, a subsidiary of Informa plc… … Read more
October 5, 2011 Posted in Home Improvement
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Mortgage Rates Again Fall to Record Lows
Mortgage rates fell once again, to the lowest point on record, according to mortgage rate research website, ForTheBestRate.com. Rates for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage were advertised as low as 3.875% (APR: 4.040%, Lender: LoanDepot) on Thursday, September 8th.… … Read more
September 20, 2011 Posted in Real Estate
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Lack of Equity Can Derail Mortgage Refinancing
(MCT)—With mortgage interest rates hovering around 50-year lows, refinancing is an appealing prospect for many homeowners. I think this is especially true considering the stock market’s August gyrations. Taking nervous energy and using it to focus on sure-thing money… RISMedia … Read more
September 8, 2011 Posted in Mortgage
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Lack of Equity Can Derail Mortgage Refinancing
(MCT)—With mortgage interest rates hovering around 50-year lows, refinancing is an appealing prospect for many homeowners. I think this is especially true considering the stock market’s August gyrations. Taking nervous energy and using it to focus on sure-thing money… RISMedia … Read more
September 7, 2011 Posted in Home Improvement
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Voters Strongly Support Politicians Who Embrace Pro-Housing Policies, Mortgage Deduction
RISMedia, June 18, 2011—Nearly three out of four American voters believe that it is reasonable and appropriate for the federal government to provide tax incentives to promote homeownership—a sentiment that cuts across partisan and regional lines across the country, according… … Read more
June 18, 2011 Posted in Real Estate
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