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Friday, January 27, 2012 6:50 PM

Mortgage Rates Rise After Posting Record Lows

Mortgage rates started to edge higher this week, after a series of recent positive reports showing the housing market on the mend, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly mortgage market survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage after posting all-time record
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:00 PM

Want A Payroll Tax Cut? Be Prepared For HIGHER Fannie/ Freddie Fees

Democrats and Republicans both support extending the payroll tax cut, and they both agree that the cost of the extension should be offset through changes elsewhere in the budget. The idea coming from the Democrats idea that is to…. pass the expense
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Sunday, September 25, 2011 2:12 PM

Mortgage Rates Remain at Record Lows

--> The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage reached a new record low of 3.29 percent this week, as 30-year mortgage rates remained at the record low it reached last week, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. Here’s a closer look at
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Monday, September 19, 2011 2:09 PM

Big Savings for Buyers: Rates Reach New Record-Lows

For the second straight week, mortgage rates reached another milestone, with 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages hitting record lows again, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. "Continued investor concerns over the state
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Monday, August 22, 2011 7:05 PM

Mortgage Rates Reach All-Time Lows Again

--> Ongoing economic concerns continued to push mortgage rates to new lows, as 30-year and 15-year mortgage rates took another dip, pushing home affordability even higher, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages:
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:01 PM

5 Questions to Ask Your Mortgage Professional

Everyone knows you’re supposed to be proactive and assertive when you take out a mortgage, carefully collecting and evaluating all sorts of information before you make the biggest deal of your life. But when the mortgage broker starts shooting sheaves
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:03 PM

5 Surprising Credit Report Errors You Must Fix

In a recent study, 19 percent of American consumers who reported finding an error in their credit reports opted not to dispute the error, even when they were offered $5 to file the dispute! Why not? Well, some said they thought the error was too minor
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 11:28 AM

Mortgage Rates Mostly Hold Steady This Week

Mortgage rates continue to hover around yearly lows and were mostly unchanged this week, amid mixed economic and housing reports, Freddie Mac reports in its latest mortgage market survey for the week ending July 21. "Although both the overall producer
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:19 PM

Mortgage Firms Easing Standards

Seeking to counter a sharp contraction in origination volume, some mortgage lenders are easing underwriting guidelines slightly. The changes include scaling back credit score thresholds for FHA-backed loans as well as accepting higher loan-to-value and
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Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:23 PM

Buyers Better Hurry: Rates Reach New Lows

For the sixth straight week, fixed mortgage rates inched down, reaching new lows for 2011. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.60 percent this week while the 15-year mortgage averaged 3.78 percent, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market
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Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:58 AM

Bargain-Seeking Home Buyers on the Hunt

Housing prices across the country are at multi-year lows and mixed with low interest rates bargain hunters are targeting real estate. More investors are heading to the market looking to make cash buys for real estate, investing in second or even a third
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Friday, March 18, 2011 2:05 PM

Japan Crisis Causes Drop in U.S. Mortgage Rates

The 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated Japan last week sent a ripple through the U.S. mortgage markets causing interest rates to lower this week. "With the crisis in Japan, investors rushed to buy the security of U.S. Treasury
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 2:41 PM

30-Year Rates Return to 5% Levels

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage inched above 5 percent this week, rising to its highest level since the last week in April 2010, and continuing its steady climb upward the last few weeks. The 30-year rate averaged 5.05 percent this week, up from 4.81
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Monday, December 27, 2010 2:53 PM

A Year of Contrasts in Real Estate

This has been a year of real estate contrasts: While many consumers have taken advantage of historic buying opportunities and the market has seen a gradual stabilization of sales and prices, other challenges facing the nation have led some to question
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Monday, December 27, 2010 2:47 PM

Long-Term Rates Drop Back a Bit

Long-term mortgage rates dipped a bit in the week before Christmas, according to Freddie Mac. The mortgage giant reported that interest on 30-year, fixed loans averaged 4.81 percent — down from 4.83 percent the week before and 5.05 percent a year
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