Mortgage Rates Fall For 2nd Straight Week
Mortgage interest rates were down for the second time in as many weeks on indications that inflation threats are easing.
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Interest Rates, Weather Contribute to Plunge in Housing Starts Housing construction plummeted by 17.6 percent last month - the most in 14 years - as rising interest rates and gloomy weather took their toll on the red-hot real estate
Mortgage applications on the rise (Detroit News) U.S. mortgage applications rose last week, reflecting a jump in refinancing and more home purchases, a private report showed today.via
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California's Treasurer Spearheads Argument For Change in Rating Muni Bonds "What we're asking for is a system that makes sense, a system that rates municipal bonds based on the rate of default, just as they rate corporations." Top state
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If behind on your mortgage, call bank (Baltimore Sun) ;(lines=ql);cl9.5;(dclead=(((4)*(clines))+190));(adjcl=dclead/10);(psize=adjcl*138);(dcptsize=psize/10);(adj=dcptsize/33);cf21,(dcptsize),(dclead);ec8,Q,capQ;ec7,1,cap2If you are falling behind in your mortgage payments, the first thing you should do is pick up the phone. read more...