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NEW Mortgage Rates Up For Week While Activity Continues To Slow

Thu, Aug 18 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report - August 12, 2005

NEW Freddie Mac Issues August Economic Outlook Report

Mon, Aug 15 2005, 7:00 AM

Freddie Macs August report carries cautions about what could happen, but basically continues to project only gradual changes in rates, sales, and home...

NEW Fannie Mae Fails To File Quarterly Report - Again

Mon, Aug 15 2005, 7:00 AM

Fannie Mae continues to struggle with its massive accounting reinstatement and the New York Stock Exchange is getting restless.

NEW Study Finds Housing Increasingly Unaffordable

Thu, Aug 11 2005, 7:00 AM

According to the National Housing Conference, wages are clearly not keeping up with the cost of housing. So where are lower paid workers, many essent...

NEW Mortgage Rates Up, Applications Down Last Week

Wed, Aug 10 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report - August 4, 2005

NEW Piggybacks Arouse Interest - And Concern

Tue, Aug 9 2005, 7:00 AM

Private mortgage insurance companies are beginning to feel the pinch of piggyback or blended mortgages.

NEW Refinancing May Be Pumping Billions Into Economy

Fri, Aug 5 2005, 7:00 AM

Americans continue to pull equity out of their homes, presumably helping to drive the U.S. economy.

NEW Stop Foreclosure By Confronting It Head-On

Thu, Aug 4 2005, 7:00 AM

Delinquency rates are low and foreclosure is not something most people worry about, but stuff happens and it is good to know the options and alternati...

NEW Mortgage Rates Maintain Upward Climb

Wed, Aug 3 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Foreclosure Happens, But There Are Solutions

Tue, Aug 2 2005, 7:00 AM

Foreclosure is the last thing a homeowner thinks about when giving a mortgage. But it happens. We will discuss the process and some solutions to a des...

NEW Housing Starts, Home Sales Continue at a Record Pace

Thu, Jul 28 2005, 7:00 AM

Records for home prices and sales activity continue to fall although there are a few weak spots since last months reports.

NEW Average Mortgage Rates Continue To Rise

Wed, Jul 27 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Eminent Domain Ruling Spurs Flurry Of Legislation

Mon, Jul 25 2005, 7:00 AM

The Supreme Court June decision in Kelo v. New London is driving a hopper-full of legislation on both the state and federal level.

NEW Buying A House To Sell A House

Fri, Jul 22 2005, 7:00 AM

Before buyers buy they should look at the house through the eyes of the market they will have to please in five or ten years.

NEW High End Home Owners Are Driving Home Improvements

Thu, Jul 21 2005, 7:00 AM

Americans are spending big bucks to maintain and improve their homes. Still, high income owners are doing the most to improve their position in the h...

NEW Mortgage Rates - Has The Worm Turned?

Wed, Jul 20 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW New Study Puts Real Numbers On Mortgage Risk

Tue, Jul 19 2005, 7:00 AM

University of Virginia study comes to an obvious conclusion about risk and interest rates but does provide some new ways of measuring risk factors.

NEW Option Mortgage - Intriguing New Product Or Ticking Timb Bomb?

Mon, Jul 18 2005, 7:00 AM

Option style mortgage offers plenty of choices to borrowers. Initial affordability is a lure but beware what may be on the hook.

NEW Mortgage Activity Down Slightly As Mortgage Rates Rise

Thu, Jul 14 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Amortization Game - Fun For the Financially Obsessed

Mon, Jul 11 2005, 7:00 AM

Your own personal amortization table may inspire you to use your mortgage as a savings account.

NEW Freddie Mac Report Shows Strong Housing Data

Mon, Jul 11 2005, 7:00 AM

The housing sector is continuing to be a major driver of the U.S. Economy according to a very optimistic July report issued by Freddie Mac.

NEW Mortgage Rates Mixed, But Refinancing Is Not Going Away

Wed, Jul 6 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Mortgage Short Sale - An Exit Strategy or an Investment Opportunity?

Tue, Jul 5 2005, 7:00 AM

A real estate short sale is only one of several options available to lenders when a loan defaults. It might be, however, the least painful to everyon...

NEW Harvard Finds Homes Less Affordable But Housing Bubble Unlikely To Burst

Thu, Jun 30 2005, 7:00 AM

Harvards Joint Center on Housing finds little to fuel fears of a bursting bubble but lots of disheartening information about housing affordability.

NEW Mortgage Rates Down But Directionless Overall

Wed, Jun 29 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Mortgage Foreclosures and Delinquent Payments Decline

Fri, Jun 24 2005, 7:00 AM

While most mortgages are being paid on time there is a real difference in the performance of prime and sub prime loans.

NEW Supreme Court Upholds Expanded Concept of Eminent Domain

Fri, Jun 24 2005, 7:00 AM

Supreme Court widens concept of public purpose in decision on the Right of Eminent Domain.

NEW Mortgage Rates Up Across The Board

Wed, Jun 22 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Bankers and Real Estate Agents Continue Turf Battle

Wed, Jun 22 2005, 7:00 AM

The perennial banking v. real estate battle promises to be an interesting spectator sport this year.

NEW Reverse Mortgage Revisited

Mon, Jun 20 2005, 7:00 AM

Correction to previously posted story on reverse mortgages.

NEW FHA, Freddie Move To Protect Troops From Identity Theft - Foreclosure

Fri, Jun 17 2005, 7:00 AM

Freddie Mac and FHA announce two small changes that could make a difference for armed forces service men and women.

NEW As Population Ages, Reverse Mortgages May Finally Catch On

Wed, Jun 15 2005, 7:00 AM

Expect reverse mortgages to grow as Boomers age. They are still pretty unique, but can solve some serious senior issues.

NEW Mortgage Rates Reach 2005 Low

Wed, Jun 15 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Become A Real Estate Agent During The Housing Boom and Get Rich Quick? Think Again.

Mon, Jun 13 2005, 7:00 AM

Every boom real estate market brings a boom in newly minted agents. A few words of caution from a somewhat weary veteran.

NEW Freddie Mac Issues June Economic Prognostication

Fri, Jun 10 2005, 7:00 AM

Freddie Macs monthly economic report emphasizes the good, the bad, and the who knows?

NEW Fannie Mae Authorizes Purchase of 40 Year Mortgage Loans

Thu, Jun 9 2005, 7:00 AM

New Fannie Mae initiative opens secondary market to 40-year loans.

NEW Mortgage Rates Mixed But General Trend Still Downward

Wed, Jun 8 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Making Money Is Not The Best Reason To Own A House

Mon, Jun 6 2005, 7:00 AM

Growing group of volunteers are working to provide severely wounded American troops with the best kind of house - their own.

NEW Mortgage Servicing Rights: Traded Like Baseball Cards?

Mon, Jun 6 2005, 7:00 AM

Your mortgage might be sold but the rights to service it are more likely to be transferred at some time during the life of the loan. What does this m...

NEW Southern U.S. Now Eligible For Free Credit Reports

Wed, Jun 1 2005, 7:00 AM

The South is now eligible for free credit reports. If you follow the news you know that tracking your credit is even more critical now than it was two...

NEW Home Loan Mortgage Rates Continue To Drop

Wed, Jun 1 2005, 7:00 AM

Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report

NEW Home Staging - Still A Relevant Tactic in Lots of Places

Tue, May 31 2005, 7:00 AM

Not every market belongs to the sellers. Sometimes it takes a lot of work to make a house competitive. That is where home staging comes in.

NEW (Correction) - National Association of Realtors Fighting Fires on Several Fronts

Fri, May 27 2005, 7:00 AM

Correction

NEW Two Monthly Reports Show No Lag in Home Sales

Thu, May 26 2005, 7:00 AM

Both NAR and the Commerce and Housing and Urban Development Department agree that the housing market shows no sign of slowing.