Rate Trend Index — Mortgages
Each week, Bankrate.com surveys experts to gauge which way interest rates are headed on mortgages—a vital tool if you’re about to buy a home.
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Charter school founder indicted The founder of one of the state's top charter schools was indicted Monday, accused of stealing money from W.E.B. Dubois Academy and inflating student enrollment, bringing undeserved state money to
June housing starts up 2.3 pct, permits plummet The pace of home construction rose 2.3 percent in June but building permit activity, a sign of future construction plans, sank to its lowest rate in 10 years, signaling
Powerless, mortgage firm moves its closings outside (Montgomery Independent) Mother Nature couldn't derail a Cahaba Heights mortgage company from conducting business Tuesday. When Rob Henger walked into the office of Henger Rast & Associates LLC Tuesday morning, he found
Hawaii mortgage rates hold below 6.5% (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) For a second week, most Hawaii lenders quoted less than 6.5 percent for a 30-year, fixed-rate home mortgage, the Honolulu Board of Realtors reported Friday.read more...
Mortgage Investors Worry Over Treasurys (AP via Yahoo! Finance) With a recent strong rally in Treasury bonds, mortgage bond investors are shedding some of their holdings in anticipation of heavier selling yet to come.read more...
Zell wins bid for Tribune, which will sell Cubs "As a private company, Tribune will have greater flexibility to transform our publishing/interactive and broadcasting businesses with an eye toward long-term growth" The deal, at $34 a share, values