Mortgage Applications Increase 3.2 Percent to Three-Month High, MBA Says
Mortgage applications in the U.S. rose last week to the highest level in more than three months after a recent decline in borrowing costs spurred home buying.
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Swift housing market quickens Homes in Lane County are selling faster than at any time in the past seven years.read more...
Treasuries Rise as Jobs Report Fuels Expectation Fed to End Rate Increases U.S. Treasuries surged, pushing the 10-year note to its biggest weekly gain since August, after a government report showed the economy last month added less than half the jobs forecast.via
Looking for Distressed Mortgage Opportunities (BusinessWeek) Listed hedge funds, private equity firms, and closed-end distressed asset funds may provide investors with some exposure to these assets read more...
Johnston receives specialist designation Johnston receives specialist designation Liz Johnston, a Mountain Home Realtor, has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist designation by the Council of Residential Specialists.read more...
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall on Rising Oil, Mortgage Concerns (Bloomberg.com) June 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell after oil approached $70 a barrel and concern spread that losses in mortgage securities will reduce profits at financial firms.read more...
Dow Ends Down 15, Nasdaq Closes Down 11 Wall Street extended its decline Monday as concerns about a market correction offset investor optimism that acquisition activity is on pace to set a record this year.Commentread more...