Mortgages category
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Low Rates Send Mortgage Applications Soaring 12.8%
Mortgage applications, a future gauge of home buying, had a sharp jump as more consumers rushed to take advantage of low interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports. For the week ending D...
Dec 08, 2011 No Comments -
How Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Save You Money
Loans owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac save homeowners thousands in interest payments. Image: Image Source/Getty Images If all you read is the headlines, you might think mortgage mar...
Nov 16, 2011 1 Comment -
Could Loan Limits Be Restored?
The Senate voted on Thursday to attach a proposal to a spending bill that could restore the size of loans the government buys or insures to a maximum mortgage amount of $729,750 in many markets. The h...
Oct 24, 2011 1 Comment -
Incentives Grow to Get Struggling Home Buyers Moving
With distressed properties accounting for 30 percent of existing-home sales, more real estate professionals are finding a growing part of their job is offering struggling home owners “cash for ke...
Oct 24, 2011 No Comments -
Mortgage Rates Mostly Hold Steady This Week
Mortgage rate averages moved very little this week, continuing to hover near 60-year lows, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. “Mortgage rates remained relatively unchan...
Oct 23, 2011 No Comments
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