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Retail Sales Expected To Rise; Mortgage Rates Should Rise, Too
The American Consumer is alive and well, it seems. Retail Sales are up 14 months in a row.
read moreWhat's The First Thing You Should Do After A Home Purchase?
You just bought a new home. Have you thought about who has keys for entry?
read moreShould I Refinance My Home?
With mortgage rates at all-time lows, you may be asking “Is now a good time to refinance?”. This short interview from NBC’s The Today Show offers good insight.
read moreFreddie Mac : Mortgage Rates Sub-4 Percent
For the first time in more than 40 years, data from Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage falling below 4 percent, dropping to 3.94 percent nationwide. It’s the lowest average 30-year fixed reading in the survey’s history.
read moreA Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday's Jobs Report
Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?
read moreHome Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month
The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown — home values are on the rise.
read moreConforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas
For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent.
read moreDespite Low Rates, Pending Home Sales Slip In August
Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are slowing the pace at which they’re buying homes.
read moreCase-Shiller Index : 85% Of Tracked Cities Showed Home Price Improvement In July
The most recent Case-Shiller Index shows a 0.9% rise in home values from June to July 2011. Home values were higher in 17 of the 20 tracked cities.
read moreNew Home Sales Figures Better Than Reported
According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slid for the fourth straight month in August, easing 2 percent from July. On a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, home buyers bought 295,000 newly-built homes last month.
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