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- Reactions mixed on White House mortgage rate freeze
- Many area real estate experts are skeptical that President George W. Bush's widely lauded mortgage rate freeze will do much to help those in the most dire straits.
- Research articles 2007-12-13
- An economic and housing outlook for 2005.(Real Estate and Construction)
- The Federal Reserve has said it will continue with its measured increases in the federal funds rate. We believe this means another quarter percentage point increase in short term interest rates when the Fed's Open Market Committee next convenes on No The Federal Reserve has said...
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- Economic forecast and data report. (Special Advertising Section).(mortgages and real estate)
- Mortgage Rate Decline to Keep Housing Nearly Steady Through 2004 Housing peaked around year-end for this business cycle, but the Federal Reserve's aggressive cheap-credit policy means only a marginal decline in activity through 2004. Within si Mortgage Rate Decline...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- Mortgage Rates Inch Up For 4th Week
- Long-term mortgage rates moved higher last week, for the fourth week in a row, according to Freddie Mac. The average for the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate loan climbed to 5.82% last week from 5.77% lone week earlier, while the average for the 15-year, fix Long-term mortgage rates moved higher last week,...
- Research articles 2005-08-15
- After a year and a half of Fed rate hikes, mortgage rates hold
- Everyone has said it. Mortgage rates would shoot right through the roof as the Federal Reserve kept on hiking short-term interest rates.The common wisdom was that the two were linked as closely as two tango dancers. They always moved in concert. As banks paid more, they would pass it on...
- Research articles 2006-01-27
- Homebuilder costs going through roof; Rising price of nails, lumber, drywall hammering profits.(News)
- Byline: BOB TITA Surging prices for construction materials threaten housing affordability for an increasing number of working families, a group already pressed by rising mortgage rates. The higher costs-materials account for about 35% of the pri Byline: BOB TITA ...
- Research articles 2004-05-31
- Mortgage lending still strong in Fairfield County.
- Local bankers and industry analysts say mortgage rate fluctuations and resulting changes in demand from potential home buyers are not adversely affecting the lending business, just shifting demand slightly between new mortgages applications and refin Local bankers and industry analysts say mortgage rate fluctuations and...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
- Snowbound recovery. (housing industry survey by the National Association of Home Builders) (1993 Buyer's Guide)
- Multifamily dwellings in Feb 1993 caused the housing market to increase 2.6%, reaching 1.2 million housing starts. However, the housing market is still slow, despite lower mortgage rates. Storms will most likely affect the housing starts during Mar 1993. Multifamily dwellings in Feb 1993 caused the housing market to increase...
- Research articles 1993-04-01
- Fed to builders: watch out! (Federal Reserve Board)
- The Federal Reserve Board has decided to raise interest rates to avoid the risk of higher inflation. However, the decision is projected to affect the home construction industry as house buyers are faced with higher mortgage payments. Thus, industry analysThe Federal Reserve Board has decided to raise interest rates to...
- Research articles 1994-12-01
- 30 Years of the 30-Year Mortgage
- Paul Kedrosky submits: Lots of people noticing today that for various technical reasons, U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates are back to levels last seen when Freddie/Fannie were nationalized. But that said, and as the following figures shows, all the bleating about high rates looks fairly dubious, historically speaking and...
- External links 2008-10-17
- Dollar Valuations Built Into FOMC Cut?
- The LFB submits: This week brings the FOMC rate decision, and the expectancy of another cut in the overnight lending rate from in the U.S. from 1.5% to 1.25%. There are some looking for a cut to 1% and many futures traders looking for a cut to 0.75%. Whatever comes,...
- External links 2008-10-27
- Buried By Jumbo Loans
- Although mortgage rates have sharply decreased many homeowners are still confounded by higher rates on "jumbo loans." Kelly Wallace reports.
- Videos 2009-03-22
- Is It Time to Refinance? Better Run the Numbers
- Low mortgage rates offer good opportunties to refinance, but you have to run all the numbers because the rate is only part of the cost of the loan. by Charlie Farrell
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- NZ Bank Raises Fixed Mortgage Rates
- ASB Bank has raised its fixed mortgage rates on Friday.The move comes at a time when interest rates in the wholesale money market are rising.There is speculation that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will raise its official cash rate sooner than the latter part of 2010 it has...
- News items 2009-10-16
- Fannie, Freddie, and Mortgages in the Real World
- For most folks and I include myself in this the agonies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, now being salved in Washington, are a tad abstract. But the story comes home when people say that the Fan-Fred woes will limit homebuyers' ability to get mortgages. Already, some say, the crisis...
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Loan Analyzer
- The Loan Analyzer is a loan tool that compares your current loans vs. other potential loans and determines which is best for you. Put info on your current mortgage quote and this Loan Analyzer will show mortgage rates from ethical lenders.
- White papers 2009-01-01
- GSEs, Mortgage Rates, And The Long-Run Effects of Mortgage Securitization
- This white paper compares mortgage securitization undertaken by government-sponsored enterprises with that undertaken by private firms, with an emphasis on how each type of mortgage securitization affects mortgage rates. It builds a model illustrating that market structure, government sponsorship, and the characteristics of the mortgages securitized are all-important determinants of...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- Credit Scoring And Mortgage Securitization : Implications For Mortgage Rates And Credit Availability
- This paper develops a model of the interactions between borrowers, originators, and a securitizer in primary and secondary mortgage markets. In the secondary market, the securitizer adds liquidity and plays a strategic game with mortgage originators. The securitizer sets the price at which it will purchase mortgages and the credit-score...
- White papers 2000-12-21
- Low Mortgage Rates- Reduce your Payment or the length of the Loan?
- This article is about the Low Mortgage Rates that reduce the Payment or the length of the Loan? With current mortgage rates at their lowest levels in decades many people are refinancing. But a trend that seems dangerous to is that rather than using this as an opportunity to shorten...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Modelling Mortgage Rate Changes with a Smooth Transition Error-Correction Model
- This paper uses a smooth transition error-correction model STECM to model the one-year and five-year mortgage rate changes. The model allows for a non-linear adjustment process of mortgage rates towards their long-run equilibrium. We also introduce time-varying thresholds into the standard STECM specification, to capture the gradual structural changes in...
- White papers 2001-12-01
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