U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall as Rates Rise (Fox News)
Rising interest rates on home loans pushed mortgage applications down for the second consecutive week.
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Second Homes in Spots That Are Kid Friendly Vacation-home sales rose 4.7% in 2006, with 79% of buyers looking for a family retreat, the National Association of Realtors says. We look at three retreats in locations that offer
Will Suburban Home Prices Flop in 2006? News & Advice > Buyers' Advice Will Suburban Home Prices Flop in 2006? by Peter G. Miller Just about every Wall Street analyst and economist now predicts that 2006 will
Rates put bite on vacancies THE number of vacant apartments and houses has shrunk as higher interest rates curb the supply of new housing, a report shows.Commentread more...
Is Real Estate Newspaper Advertising on its Death Bed? Over on Bloodhound Blog , Eric Blackwell reported the demise of the Real Estate section of the LA Times.read more...
30-yr. mortgage rate lowest since March (Philadelphia Daily News) Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped this week to the lowest level in more than six months. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said yesterday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.31 percent
Late mortgage payments climb in final quarter of 2005 (Mohave Valley News) WASHINGTON (AP) - Late mortgage payments climbed to a 21/2-year high in the final quarter of 2005 as Gulf Coast homeowners struggled with fallout from the hurricanes and lofty energy