Bubble fear? Rethink your mortgage (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
If talk of a real estate “bubble burst” has you a little nervous, first analyze your mortgage to see if those fears are warranted.
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Greenspan quietly wrapping up his long tenure WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is going out the way he came in nearly two decades ago - quietly tending to business.read more...
Clickable map: State-by-state home values Check out how home values fared in your state over the past quarter.read more...
30-year mortgage rates at lowest level since early June (USA Today) Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.59%. That was down from 6.68% last week and was the lowest since early June, when rates stood
Mortgage approvals down 39% The number of mortgages approved in January has fallen 39 per cent from last year according to the Bank of England's latest figures, confirming a housing market slowdown. via
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Rise Sharply From MarketWatch: Freddie Mac: 30-yr fixed-rate mortgage up on inflation woes The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average was up to 6.63% from 6.26% last week.read more...
£2,000 fee the norm for a fixed-rate mortgage (Daily Telegraph) Banks are charging home buyers ever-higher fees for taking out a mortgage, according to research undertaken for The Daily Telegraph.read more...