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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Three men plead guilty in home mortgage scam (Reg Req'd) A father, his son and a Lee's Summit builder pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud home buyers and mortgage lenders of millions of dollars, officials said.via
Indoor Air Purifiers Provoke Health Concerns As the market for indoor-air purifiers grows so has the concern about the effects of some ozone-producing purifiers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is now considering what level of
Rate rise 'less likely' on new figures THE chances of an interest rate rise next week receded sharply today with a key measure of inflation indicating little price pressure through the economy.via
Selling your house in a sea of foreclosures You need to sell your home as quickly as possible and for top dollar. But the only buyers in the market seem to be bottom-fishers who want to snap
L.A. tract-home renovated -- slowly -- into Zen sanctuary Deborah Furlan saw something in the ramshackle ranch-style house off a busy street in the Toluca Lake section of Los Angeles: a Japanese-inspired oasis with a soaring glass entrance.read more...
Bush Offers Help to Overwhelmed Mortgage Holders (NPR) Responding to the growing wave of mortgage foreclosures, President Bush has announced measures that could help some troubled borrowers keep their homes. But only a small fraction of subprime borrowers