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Today’s homeowners face a world of modern concerns
The American dream can keep you up at night. Read More
A look at mortgage rates in the past decade
For anyone thinking of becoming a homeowner, falling prices aren’t the only reason to buy soon. Read More
AP survey: Outlook for 2011 economy is brightening
Employers will hire more workers this year, and the economy will grow faster than envisioned three months ago, according to an Associated Press survey that found growing optimism among leading economists. But unemployment will stay chronically high — nearly 9 percent by year’s end, the latest quarterly AP Economy Survey shows. A majority of economists say it will be 2016 or later before unemployment drops to a historically normal rate of around 5 percent Read More
Builders glum on housing market despite uptick
Builders are pessimistic about the housing market, but are seeing a little more foot traffic after the worst summer for home sales in a decade . . . read more Read More
Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure
The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes.
One in 10 households has missed at least one mortgage payment, and more than 2 million homes have been repossessed . . . read more “> . . . read more Read More
Average mortgage rates hit low of 4.42 percent
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the eighth time in nine weeks, a sign that investors are concerned about the weak economy.
The average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.42 percent, down from 4.44 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, August 19… Read More
Summary Box: Mortgage rates lowest in decades
RATES STAY LOW: Mortgage rates were unchanged this week, July 12, from a week earlier. Government-sponsored mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said the average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.57 percent.
STILL LOWEST IN DECADES: The week’s average rate was the lowest since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971. The last time home loan rates . . . read more Read More
Mortgage rates sink to lowest this year
Mortgage rates have fallen to the lowest level of the year as investors poured money into the safe haven of U.S. government securities.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage dipped to 4.78 percent this week from 4.84 percent a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday, May 27. It was the lowest level since early December, when rates fell to a record low of 4.71 percent.
The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage fell this week to 4.21 percent . . . read more Read More
Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump
The era of record-low mortgage rates is over.
The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are priced out of the market — a threat to the fragile recovery in the housing market. . . . read more Read More
Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent
Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.95 percent this week, down from 4.97 percent a week earlier, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said.
Rates dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent in December and have hovered around 5 percent since, kept down by a Federal Reserve campaign to stabilize the housing market by lowering mortgage rates. . . . read more Read More
