July 2011 - Posts
30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop to 4.51% Mortgage rates fell this week from last, amid a weakening job report and an increase in the unemployment rate, Freddie Mac stated in its weekly mortgage market survey. Here’s a closer look at mortgage rates for
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Mortgage Rates on the Rise After being mostly at a standstill the past month, long and short-term mortgage rates were moving up this week, reports Freddie Mac in its weekly mortgage market survey. "Mortgage rates followed Treasury yields higher over
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30-Year Rates Inch Up Slightly for the Week After eight weeks of declines, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a popular choice among home buyers, edged up this week but still remains low by historical standards. Meanwhile, the 15-year mortgage continued
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Top 10 real estate markets by share of new-home sales CoreLogic: 9 out of 10 metros are in the South By Inman News Inman News™ Share This Editor's note: In compiling the "10 Best Markets for Real Estate Investors" report, Inman News
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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady at Yearly Lows Mortgage rates remained mostly flat this week, hovering near yearly lows, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. "Mortgage rates were virtually unchanged this week amid further indications
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Spring Cleaning for Your Tech Tools? Spring is in the air and all of your tech devices could use a good spring cleaning if you want them to last longer, experts say. Carlo Tuzzolino, service department manager at Computer Direct in Madison Heights, Mich.,
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Mortgage Free? Help Home Owners Learn How Do your clients aspire to live mortgage free? Here are a few ways they can pay off their mortgage early, according to a recent article at Bankrate.com. Add a little payment to principal. Use mortgage calculators
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Avoid Sellers' Worst Mistakes In a buyer’s market, sellers have little room for error when putting their home on the market or they risk having their property linger. Sellers should take caution to avoid the following common traps, according
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