Mortgage rates rise on fear of Fed move (San Jose Mercury News)
Mortgage rates rose again this week on worries about what the Federal Reserve will do next. One-year adjustable-rate mortgages hit the highest level in nearly five years.
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Build your chances of selling a home House prices are falling in much of the country, and more than 4 million dwellings are on the market.Commentread more...
Risky lending makes for unsafe houses THE battle among banks for market share is pushing the boundaries of safe lending practices, boosting household debt and artificially inflating house prices, a survey has found.Commentread more...
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Mortgage rates back above 6% (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Mortgage rates at Hawaii banks returned to the 6 percent level and above this week, with most lenders an eighth higher than that.read more...
A'Realtors Giving BackA Donates Substantial Sum to Midcoast Habitat for Humanity The week before Christmas, a group of happy board members from Habitat for Humanity gathered round the poinsettia-laden conference table at Jaret & Cohn Real Estate.Commentread more...
Mortgage rates hit 8-month high / 30-year loans climb a quarter point over the previous week (San Francisco Chronicle) Rates on 30-year mortgages jumped to the highest level in nearly eight months, reflecting increased concerns about what the Federal Reserve might do to battle inflation. Freddie Mac, the mortgage