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investors: Freddie Mac Weekly Update: Mortgage Rates Fall With Economic and Housing Reports - 04/28/11 08:23 PM
30-year fixed-rate mortgage:averaged 4.78 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending April 28, 2011, down  from last week when it averaged 4.80 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.06 percent.The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage:  this week  averaged 3.97 percent with an average 0.7 point, down  from last week when it averaged 4.02 percent.  A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.39 percent.  Five-year indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages ARMs: averaged 3.51 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point ,  down from last week when it averaged 3.61 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 4.00 percent .One-year Treasury-indexed ARMs: averaged 3.15 … (0 comments)

investors: Mortgage Bankers Weekly Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey - 04/28/11 08:19 PM
Mortgage Bankers Association for the week of 4/27/2010 Market Composite Index: (loan application volume) a measure of mortgage loan application volumedecreased 5.6 percent from one week earlierRefinance Index: Refinance Index decreased 0.6 percent from the previous week.  The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 13.6 percent to its lowest level since February 25, 2011, driven by a 26.6 percent decrease in government purchase applications. Purchase Index: decreased 12.8 percent compared with the previous week and was 28.8 percent lower than the same week one year ago. Refinance Share of Mortgage Activity: increased to 61.6 percent of total applications from 58.5 percent the previous week. This is the highest refinance share of the … (0 comments)

investors: NARPM: Green Landlording Survey - 09/30/10 07:04 PM
Property Managers actively work on finding new ways to differentiate their services from the competition, we were interested to learn how many residential property managers see going green as a benefit.Going Green A small but growing demand from renters who are looking to live in an eco-friendly home is an excellent opportunity for property management companies to differentiate their rentals and stand out from the crowd. Property Managers Are Going Paperless and Using Web-Based Technology 76% of all property managers are very interested in using less paper.  Moving towards a paperless office eliminates ink cartridges, hours of  filing, pricey bank checks, … (2 comments)