fed: Mortgage Rates Continue To Rise: Are Sub 5 Rates Gone Forever? - 11/02/09 12:57 AM
So are sub 5.0 rates gone forever? The short answer is probably yes. While rates might briefly fall below 5 in the next month for the most part the era of sub 5.0 rates is over. Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week. The thirty year rate rose from 5.00 … (1 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Start to Rise - 10/16/09 04:11 AM
After falling for the last 6 weeks mortgage rates started to rise this week. The 30 year rate rose from 4.87 to 4.92. The 15 year mortgage rose from 4.33 to 4.37. Both arms rose as well with the 5 year arm rising from 4.35 to 4.38 and the 1 year … (1 comments)
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fed: Madoff's Mansions on the Market - 09/30/09 01:11 AM
Marshalls are preparing to put Madoff's mansions on the market, and victims of his ponzi scheme are hoping to cash in big time. Based on court records, the FBI is revving up to sell an estimated $30 million in real estate and property, all of which will go to his victims. … (3 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Fall Again - 07/04/09 03:53 AM
Mortgage Rates fell this week with the 30 year rate dropping from 5.42 to 5.32. They have fallen .27 points from their recent high of 5.59 reached on June 11, 2009. Rates are still up from the all time low of 4.78 they reached on April 30, 2009. Except for the … (1 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Hit All Time Lows - 05/02/09 12:10 AM
The 30 year mortgage rate hit its all time low this week falling from 4.80 to 4.78. This matches the previous all time low that was reached just a few weeks ago on April 2, 2009. For the last month mortgage rates have been hovering a little below 5 percent. The … (1 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Fall Back to Previous Lows - 02/22/09 01:03 AM
Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row. 30 year rates fell to a 40 year low to start the year dropping down to 4.96 on January 15th. After that rates rose up to 5.25. Now rates have fallen back to almost reach their previous lows. In fact this … (0 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Move Down - 02/16/09 08:42 PM
Mortgage rates came down a little this week. We are still not back down to the levels we saw two weeks ago. 30 year rates fell from 5.25 to 5.16. This is a little higher than the 5.10 we saw two weeks ago and .2 points higher than the 4.96 we … (1 comments)
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fed: After Hitting Historic Lows Mortgage Rates Jump Up - 02/07/09 03:55 AM
After falling for the last 2 months 30 year mortgage rates jumped up this week. The 30 year mortgage went from 5.10 to 5.25. This is the highest we have seen December 11, 2008. The 15 year mortgage moved up as well from 4.80 to 4.92. Below are rates for the … (0 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady - 01/30/09 02:54 AM
Mortgage rates for the most part held steady this week. The 30 year rate dropped from 5.12 to 5.10. Rates are still at historic lows. The rates for the last month have all been below anything we have seen in the last 40 years since we started tracking weekly mortgage rates. … (2 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Move Up For First Time In 3 Months - 01/26/09 02:47 AM
All good things must come to an end. After 12 weeks of falling rates interest rates went up this week. The 30 year rate went back above 5 jumping from 4.96 to 5.12. Below are rates from the last few weeks and October 30 which was when rates first started to … (3 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Fall For The 12th Week In A Row - 01/17/09 03:07 PM
This is getting just ridiculous. This is now the 12th week in a row where mortgage rates have fallen. Ok one small caveat to that this is the 12th week where the 30 year mortgage rate has fallen. But in the current environment the 30 year mortgage rate is almost the … (2 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Continue To Fall - 01/10/09 02:28 AM
This is now the 11th week in a row where 30 mortgage rates have fallen. It also marks the 4th week where mortgage rates have hit new 40 year record lows. In this market the 30 year mortgage product has become by far the most used mortgage product. This is because … (4 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Hit Fresh 30 Year Lows (Again) - 01/05/09 02:50 AM
So rates fell slightly this week. This marks the 10th week in a row rates have fallen. This is also the 3rd week where the the 30 year mortgage rate (the most popular mortgage product) has hit new 30 year lows. The 30 year rate fell from 5.14 to 5.10. The … (0 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Drop To New Lows - 12/27/08 04:25 AM
Mortgage Rates fell again this week. This is the ninth week in a row were rates have fallen. Last week mortgage rates were already at 50 year lows. The 30 Year mortgage rate fell from 5.19 to 5.14. This is not a huge fall. The significant point this week is that … (0 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Drop To 50 Year Lows - 12/21/08 03:01 AM
Mortgage rates are down to rates we have no seen in 50 years. Since the early 1970s when we have good data for mortgage rates these are the lowest rates we have seen.
1) December 2008 5.19
2) June 2003 5.23
3) March 2004 5.45
4) May 2003 5.48
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fed: Mortgage Rates Drop Again to Near Record Lows - 12/12/08 03:14 AM
Last week 30 year rates were at 5.53. At that point those were the 5th lowest rates we have seen in the last 30 years. This week we saw rates drop again to 5.47. Now rates are third lowest we have seen in the last 30 years. Below are the dates … (1 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Experience Historic Drop - 12/08/08 11:28 PM
Mortgage rates experienced a historic drop this month. 30 Year rates fell from 5.97 to 5.53. This is the lowest rates have been since January 2008. But I think this understates how low mortgage rates are this week so I did a little research. Since 1974 rates have been lower than … (2 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Down For Fourth Straight Week - 11/30/08 04:35 AM
For the month of October we saw rates bouncing up and down pretty wildly. For the month of November we have not seen any large one week changes but a steady trend downward. The 30 year mortgage rate has moved down for the last 4 weeks. For the most part the … (7 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Drop For Second Week - 11/16/08 10:12 PM
Mortgage rates for most of the major mortgage products fell again this week. Although the drop was not as substantial as last week it is still nice to see rates come down this week. The 30 year mortgage rate fell from 6.20 to 6.14. The small movement this week marked a … (4 comments)
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fed: Mortgage Rates Drop After Fed Cut - 11/10/08 03:02 AM
The Fed cut the fed funds rate at the end of October. The rate was dropped from 1.5% to 1%. This is the lowest the rate has been since 2003. Following the cut we saw drops in all the major mortgage products. The 30 year dropped from 6.46 to 6.2. The … (2 comments)
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