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- Mortgage Rates To Drop?
- Contributor Ray Martin answers your financial questions about the stimulus package, mortgages and loans.
- Videos 2009-03-19
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- Lenders Caution That Mortgage Rates May Not Experience Sudden Drop.
- By Gail Pitts, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 7--Just because the Federal Reserve Bank on Tuesday slashed the fed funds and discounts rates by one-half percent, don't expect mortgage rates to sink in response. Mortgage lenders such...
- Research articles 2001-11-07
- Mortgage rates drop to 37-year low
- By Julie Haviv NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped for a ninth consecutive week, reaching their lowest level in 37 years, according to a survey released on Wednesday by home funding company Freddie Mac. Interest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to an...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Quicken Loans Advises Customers That Expected Fed Action May Cause Higher Long-Term Mortgage Interest Rates
- It's in the news again, "Alan Greenspan plans to lower interest rates for the sixth time this year" and consumers think to themselves, "Yes! Mortgage rates are going to be even lower. Maybe I should wait just a bit longer before making an offer on that house or...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Why Are Mortgage Rates So High?
- Michael Steinberg submits: The premise of the question, “Why are mortgage rates so high?” is the belief that the spread between mortgage rates and treasuries is too wide based on the historical norm. Realtors are pushing for 4.5% mortgages for both purchasing and refinancing, and builders want rates below 3%...
- External links 2008-12-22
- Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise, Adjustable Rates Fall; Bankrate.com Posts Weekly Mortgage Survey Results
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 7, 2002 Mortgage rates moved only slightly, one week after the biggest drop in more than three years, according to the Bankrate.com (OTCBB:RATE) national survey of large lenders. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage inched higher by 2 basis points to 6.18 percent,...
- Research articles 2002-11-07
- Mortgage rates up. (Israeli mortgage banks)
- All Israel's leading mortgage banks are due to raise their rates in the near future as a result of developments in the capital market. Bank Hapoalim's Mishkan Bank has announced an increase in its mortgage rates of an average 0.5 percentage points. As a result of...
- Research articles 1995-07-01
- Mortgage Rates Drop to Three-Decade Low: 6.25 Percent in Denver Area.
- By Kristi Arellano, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Mortgage rates slipped to their lowest level in decades Tuesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady but warned of continued economic weakness. Denver-area mortgage brokers quoted...
- Research articles 2002-08-14
- 30-year mortgage rates drop as concerns on interest rate hike settle
- McLEAN, Va. Bloomberg -- U.S. 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage rates fell last week as concerns about Federal Reserve raising the overnight bank lending rate settle down, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased to 8.15 percent from 8.18 percent in the...
- Research articles 1997-04-11
- Home mortgage rates drop on strong inflation optimism
- McLEAN, Va. Bloomberg -- U.S. home mortgage rates edged down this week amid optimism that inflation is in check and the Federal Reserve will remain on the sidelines, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage fell to 7.43 percent in the week ending...
- Research articles 1997-07-25
- Mortgage rates drop from 2-year high
- MCLEAN, Va. Bloomberg -- The benchmark U.S. home mortgage rate fell this week, although it remained near its highest level in more than two years, according to a weekly survey of mortgage rates from Freddie Mac on Thursday. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 7.63...
- Research articles 1999-06-25
- Mortgage Rates Drop to 6.25 Percent in Colorado Springs, Colo.
- By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 14--Mortgage rates locally have dropped to their lowest levels this year, making an appealing deal for first-time buyers or those wanting larger homes and allowing current homeowners to reduce monthly ...
- Research articles 2002-07-14
- Colorado Springs, Colo.-Area Mortgage Rates Drop to Low Level, Drawing Buyers.
- By Chris Walsh, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 13--Mortgage rates locally have dropped to their lowest levels this year, making an appealing deal for first-time buyers or those wanting larger homes and allowing current homeowners to reduce monthly ...
- Research articles 2002-07-13
- Experts Available to Discuss Mortgage Rates Drop as Fed Raises Short-term Interest Rates
- TOPIC: Although the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates in June, mortgage rates are declining, according to an article by USATODAY.com. Freddie Mac reports 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped from 6.21% last week to 6.01% this week. Experts say June's unemployment report suggests the economy is not gaining strength as economists...
- Research articles 2004-07-09
- Low Mortgage Rates Help Speculators More than Economy
- James Cullen submits: In a note to file under the “Playing for Time” theme, the Curious Capitalist notes: First American CoreLogic has taken a look at the effect of the government’s efforts to drive down mortgage interest rates, which, among other things, makes for easier refinancing. According to the...
- External links 2009-10-04
- Personal Finance: The new cut in mortgage rates is welcome news to
- I HAVE two major reactions to this week's decision by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to drop base rates by 0.5 per cent. The first, and most obvious, is that the move, greater than most experts had anticipated, is excellent news for millions of borrowers. It...
- Research articles 1998-11-07
- Denver-Area Mortgage Rates Edge up; Closing Prices also Rise.
- By Carlotta Mast, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 28--It may be taking longer for people to sell their homes these days, but area sellers typically are not having to drop their asking prices much -- if at all...
- Research articles 2002-11-28
- Are Things About to Turn Around for Housing?
- Eric Fox submits: I know it is fashionable to be bearish on housing, but are things about to pivot and turn? Put these two items together:1) The Housing Affordability Index reached 141.1 in the most recent release. This was the highest in at least six years. As one blogger noted,...
- External links 2008-12-04
- Mortgage Bankers Cut Their Estimate of Stimulus Effects
- After some encouraging news last week, the market had a double-dose of bad economic releases today: this morning, the World Bank predicting a three percent drop in the global economy for 2009, and late in the day, the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA withdrawing its positive forecast for 2009, issued only...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Want to Refinance Your Mortgage? Home Loan-to-Value Ratio May Climb to 125 Percent
- BREAKING NEWS JULY 1, 2009: FHFA just issued a press release announcing that homeowners would be able to refinance their mortgages up to the 125 percent LTV level. Â Want to refinance your mortgage? If you wanted to qualify for...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
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