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real estate loan rates: Mortgage Rates mixed from last week, down from last year - 07/10/08 01:50 PM

According to one of my information programs fixed mortgage rates are down slightly this week over last week while adjustables are up slightly to no change. At the same time, both of them are down substantially from last year at this time.
Continued pressure on the economy may continue to … (1 comments)

real estate loan rates: FOMOC June Meeting - 06/27/08 12:43 PM

The Federal Reserve stopped lowering the discount rate at their June meeting and left the door open for raising the rate at their next meeting in August.The futures players are betting on a .25% increase at the next meeting. Kind of like Las Vegas, isn't it? However, the Fed did not use their … (0 comments)

real estate loan rates: Home Prices dip, Oregon better off than most - 06/27/08 12:37 PM

Home prices across 20 major U.S. cities have dropped a record 15.3% in the past year and are now back to where they were in the summer of 2004, according to the Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's. Case-Shiller is deemed one of the most reliable measures … (0 comments)

real estate loan rates: Washington Post on FHA loan limits - 06/27/08 12:33 PM

Here is an article by the Washington Post about the effect of the new FHA loan limits on lending. Although across country from Oregon, I think the report got the gist of what the loan limit increase means in lending. Lane County's FHA loan limit is $343,750.Check this out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902645_pf.htmlThanks for … (0 comments)

real estate loan rates: FHA Changes Loan Limits - 06/27/08 12:31 PM

Changes to FHA LoansBy Fred Chamberlin (Eugene's Loan Guy)FHA loans have been around for a number of years and during the past 3 or 4 they lost their appeal as lenders found them hard to work with.Unfortunately, that is one of the reasons that so many subprime loans were made to … (0 comments)

real estate loan rates: Do Fed Rate Cuts equal Mortgage Rate Cuts? - 06/27/08 12:25 PM

I am constantly getting calls from clients asking if their rate is going down because the Fed announced a rate cut. Well, the quick answer is no. Fed rates often have an opposite effect on Mortgage Bonds. A great explanation of how this works was done recently by Barry Habib for … (0 comments)

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