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Mortgage rates see sharp increases

Mortgage rates see sharp increases

Mortgage rates continued to climb higher as the economy responded to increased consumer spending, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb uphill

Mortgage rates continue to climb uphill

Monday, May 20th, 2013

Mortgages rates have reversed the downward trend seen much of 2013 and headed uphill in recent weeks. Read more

Posted in: Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Refinance, Refinance Rates


Home prices show yearly gains

Home prices show yearly gains

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Home prices rose on a year-over-year basis, breathing additional life into the recovering housing market, Clear Capital said in its monthly market report. Read more

Posted in: Home Equity, Mortgage, Refinance


Mortgage rates reverse course, head higher

Mortgage rates reverse course, head higher

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Mortgage rates reversed course and header higher on a week-over-week basis, Freddie Mac said in its weekly mortgage report. Read more

Posted in: Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Refinance, Refinance Rates


Home sales higher yet again

Home sales higher yet again

Friday, May 10th, 2013

Pending home sales in the U.S. rose on both a monthly and yearly basis, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in its monthly report. Read more

Posted in: Home Equity, Mortgage, Refinance


Mortgage rates continue to break records

Mortgage rates continue to break records

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Mortgage rates continue to head downward, with certain mortgage types reaching new all-time record lows, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said in its weekly mortgage report. Read more

Posted in: Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Refinance, Refinance Rates


Home sales dip in March

Home sales dip in March

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Sales of existing homes dipped slightly month-over-month on a national basis in March, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in a recent report. Read more

Posted in: Home Equity, Mortgage, Refinance


Down, down, down go those mortgage rates

Down, down, down go those mortgage rates

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Mortgage rates continued their downward slide and now are either at - or hover just a tick above - record lows, Freddie Mac said in its most recent weekly mortgage report. Read more

Posted in: Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Refinance, Refinance Rates


March home prices show large yearly increase

March home prices show large yearly increase

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Home prices on a national level jumped nearly 12 percent on a yearly basis in March, representing the largest increase since November 2005, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in a recent report. Read more

Posted in: Home Equity, Mortgage, Refinance


Mortgage rates at lowest levels of 2013

Mortgage rates at lowest levels of 2013

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Average interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages fell to the lowest levels of 2013, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said in its weekly mortgage report. Read more

Posted in: Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Refinance, Refinance Rates


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