Mortgage Application Volume Rises (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage application volume increased 3 percent for the week ending Feb. 29, according to a weekly application survey by the trade group, Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Homeowners stretched perilously More than a quarter in Boston spend at least half their pay on housing. Blacks are hit hard.read more...
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