mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Fall Back Below 5.00 - 11/06/09 03:06 AM
After rising steadily for the last 3 weeks mortgage rates fell back down this week. The 30 year rate fell from 5.03 to 4.98. The 15 year rate fell from 4.46 to 4.40. The 5 and 1 year arm fell from 4.42 to 4.35 and 4.57 to 4.47 respectively. This looks … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: 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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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall - 10/07/09 01:18 AM
Mortgage Rates Fell yet again this week. The 30 year fell from 5.04 to 4.94. This marks the 5th week in a row where mortgage rates have either fallen or held steady. For the most part rates have been slowly falling. In fact this week accounts for half of the total … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Remain at Summer Lows - 09/30/09 12:52 AM
Mortgage rates remained steady this week. The 30 year again was at 5.04 which is a low for the summer. The other mortgage products remained relatively stable this week except for the 1 year arm which fell from 4.58 to 4.52. Below are rates for the last few weeks. As we … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Continue to Drop - 09/22/09 02:51 AM
Mortgage rates have now dropped for 3 weeks in a row. We are not seeing a lot of movement. 30 year rates have only dropped from 5.14 to 5.04 in the last 3 weeks. What is interesting is that rates are dropping at all. Most of the news have focused on … (1 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Stay Down - 09/14/09 11:28 PM
There were some expectations that mortgage rates would fall this week. Instead rates not only did not rise but fell slightly this week. The 30 year rate fell from 5.08 to 5.07 hitting a new low for the summer. The 15 year rate fell from 4.54 to 4.50. The 5 year … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Fall Again : Lowest Point Since May - 09/07/09 03:02 AM
Mortgage rates fell again this week reaching a 3 month low. The 30 year mortgage rate is now lower than it was 6 months ago. It's interesting to note that rates are lower than they were ago months ago. Six months ago the rates were more newsworthy because at the time … (3 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates and the Economy - 08/25/09 01:58 AM
Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest point since May 28, 2009. Whether May 28, 2009 is the summer is open to some debate. The summer solstice usually is considered the technical beginning of summer which occurred on June 21st this year. Some consider Memorial Day the beginning of summer … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Is 2009 The Year of Real Estate Bargains? - 08/25/09 01:49 AM
Everyone has felt some of the impact of slumping real estate prices over the past two and a half years, from homeowners trying to tap into shrinking equity to commercial property investors seeing smaller returns and greater vacancies. As 2009 reaches the halfway mark, however, the case for real estate's turnaround … (1 comments)
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mortgage rates: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge's Ruling Could Change Foreclosure Laws Nationwide - 08/14/09 03:42 AM
Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) has been used by lenders nationwide to track mortgages via the system's database. Lenders who are members of the program are represented in the enforcement of a promissory note secured by a mortgage. A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in Nevada ruled earlier this year that MERS could … (1 comments)
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mortgage rates: Are Mortgage Rates Primed To Rise - 08/14/09 03:38 AM
Mortgage rates rose again this week. This is the third time in the last 4 weeks that mortgage rates have risen. Why are mortgage rates rising? There are numerous factors at play but generally once the economy recovers it's expected that inflation, and mortgage rates, should rise. The last month of … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Stay Even - 08/10/09 11:23 PM
The saying "No news is good news" might be applicable with the recent trend with mortgage rates. For the last 2 or 3 weeks for the most part rates have stayed pretty much unchanged. The reason why this could be considered good news is that the economy and stock market seem … (1 comments)
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mortgage rates: Is It a Good Time to Buy a Home? - 08/03/09 09:29 PM
Austin area home sales are down from a year ago, but prices are holding steady. There are many factors making now a good time to buy: low interest rates, tax incentives for first time buyers and cooperative sellers. As consumers change their spending habits, houses are once again being seen as … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Start to Trend Upward Again - 08/03/09 09:17 PM
Although we are not seeing too much movement it looks like mortgage rates are starting to trend upward. It's interesting to note that the stock market had its strongest July in several years. Once the economy has a full recovery there are some predictions that inflation will spike and mortgage rates … (0 comments)
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mortgage rates: The 5 Year ARM Hits A Low For The Year - 07/25/09 04:38 AM
The 5 Year arm dropped from 4.83 to 4.74 this week reaching a low for the year. What is interesting is that we have moved back to a normal state when comparing the 4 major mortgage products to each other. Earlier this year the 5 year arm fell below the 30 … (1 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall - 07/18/09 04:47 AM
Mortgage rates continue to fall this week. The 30 year rate fell from 5.32 to 5.20. While this is not lower than the rates we saw a few months ago this is lower than any recorded rate before the start of 2009. The 15 year rate fell as well dropping from … (7 comments)
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mortgage rates: Mortgage Rates Fall For the Fourth Week in a Row - 07/11/09 05:22 AM
The 30 year mortgage rate fell from 5.32 to 5.20 this week. This marks the fourth week in a row where the 30 year rate has fallen. The rate is not at the all time lows we saw earlier this year. To put it in perspective that 30 year mortgage rate … (2 comments)
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mortgage rates: 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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mortgage rates: After Falling Mortgage Rates Hold Steady - 06/27/09 02:00 AM
After falling from 5.59 to 5.38 the previous week it looks like mortgage rates for the most part held steady this week. Of the four major mortgage products two fell and two rose. But for all four the movement was minimal. Thirty year mortgage rates rose from 5.38 to 5.42 and … (2 comments)
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mortgage rates: After 2 Weeks of Large Increase Mortgage Rates Fall Again - 06/20/09 12:50 AM
So for the previous two weeks we saw sizable gains in mortgage rates. Between May 28th and June 11th 30 year mortgage rates jumped from 4.91 to 5.59. This week we saw rates drop down to 5.38. Although we are still above what we were at two weeks ago it's nice … (2 comments)
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