Tag Archives: mortgage rates

Home prices, mortgage rates soar

Is this what a hot housing market is supposed to look like? Continue reading

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Rates spike again after short reprieve

Mortgage rates are on the rise again. Not happy? Blame Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Continue reading

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Jobs report is just kinda blah

Today’s employment report for May is unlikely to do anything to mortgage rates. Continue reading

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Mortgage rates skyrocket

It is possible the 30-year fixed will jump above 4 percent pretty soon. Continue reading

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April jobs bring May rate hikes

Glad tidings about the economy are often bad news for mortgage shoppers, and that’s the case today. Continue reading

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Rates to rise on jobs report

What’s good for the economy isn’t always good for mortgage borrowers. Continue reading

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Jobs report and mortgages

The October jobs report was positive enough that it caused mortgage bond yields to edge upward slightly. Continue reading

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Fed will rule mortgages in 2013

If you are thinking of getting a mortgage and want to know what will happen to mortgage rates next year, keep your eyes on the Fed. Continue reading

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Are lending standards too tight?

More than half of the borrowers who were approved for a mortgage in August had credit scores above 740. Continue reading

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Fed: The king of mortgages

Now that the Fed hit the panic button, how low do you think mortgage rates will go? Continue reading

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