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los angeles: Southern California Mortgage Rates Fall Again- Refinance Activity Spikes
- 09/23/09 05:51 AM
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, applications to purchase or refinance a home spiked by 12.8 percent this week. Refinances are accounting for almost 2/3 of all mortgage activity (64%). Mortgage rates have been steadily falling since June of 2009 and are now under 5 percent again. The MBA reports that the average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed rate mortgage fell to 4.97% from 5.08% the week before.
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los angeles: Mortgage Interest Rate Tip For Those Deciding To Refinance
- 04/17/09 08:17 AM
A little interest rate tip for those considering whether to refinance or deciding whether to lock in their rate... The New York Federal Reserve, yesterday, reported that it purchased 21.7 billion dollars worth of MBS (mortgage backed securities) from April 9 through April 15. The purchases were mainly concentrated in the 4% to 6% coupon range. What this does is tell us that mortgage interest rates have little chance for more improvement... unless, the FED starts purchasing 3% to 3.5% coupons.
JB BROOKMAN SENIOR MORTGAGE CONSULTANT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REFINANCE SPECIALIST CASTLE HOMES AND ESTATES 310.502.9877 WWW.TEAMJB.COM jb@castlehomesandestates.com Serving the (0 comments)
los angeles: Devastation in Los Angeles Schools- 5400 Layoffs Voted By LAUSD
- 04/14/09 03:51 PM
The State of California and Los Angeles County took another big hit today when the Los Angeles Board of Education voted to lay off as many as 5400 teachers and support personnel for the upcoming school year. This is another blow to the educational system in the LA area. LAUSD employees protested outside the meeting today, to no avail. LAUSD is the second largest school system in the United States. There is a $596 million budget shortage for the next school year. One ray of hope from the day... the board voted to save the jobs of over 1900 elementary (1 comments)
There is an ongoing property tax scam being perpetrated here in Los Angeles County.Private companies are mass-mailing Los Angeles County residents with official looking letters that charge property owners an unreasonable fee to file a "Decline in Value Reassessment Application (Prop 8)". These solicitation letters are formatted in a way that could mislead people to believe that they are from the County. These letters can confuse homeowners into paying as much as $179 to file for a Prop. 8 Decline in Value Review when the assessor may be doing this already and/or the homeowner can easily file FOR FREE! Please, if you (0 comments)
The Federal Reserve (FED) today announced that they will be purchasing long-term government bonds for the next 6 months to the tune of $300 Billion! The FED will also be purchasing more mortgage-backed securities (MBS) which are guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They will buy an additional $750 Billion (to bring their total purchase to an amount of $1.25 Trillion) in these securities. They will also be purchasing more of the Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac debt.
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CALL TO ACTION: If you have been waiting to act... STOP. If (0 comments)