Refinancings fuel mortgage application surge (CNN Money)
Mortgage Bankers Association says the volume of applications filed last week rose 7.5%.
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Spiraling housing costs hurting Americans The American dream of having a job and owning a tidy home is becoming a fantasy for more people.via
Bush advisers target mortgage deduction (Salt Lake Tribune) WASHINGTON - That most sacred of tax breaks, the mortgage interest deduction that has helped millions buy homes, could vanish if President Bush and Congress follow the recommendations of his
Why Low-Cost Beach Towns Will Continue to Lure Buyers These locations will no doubt continue to attract new residents, even as the housing market softens along the coasts -- especially as more baby boomers reach retirement age.read more...
Consider your 'break-even point' before refinancing a mortgage (The Christian Science Monitor) Our personal-finance expert tracks down the answers you need.
Mortgage quotes just a click away (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) LOS ANGELES -- Mortgage lenders have raised the bar on what it takes to qualify for a home loan the past couple of years, but shopping for a loan online
Shearson Financial Network, Inc. Doubles Mortgage Banking Capacity (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Shearson Financial Network, a consolidator in the highly fragmented mortgage brokerage marketplace, announced today that it reached an agreement to acquire all of the assets and operational businesses of