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Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.
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Markets Up Ahead of Fed Announcement Wall Street stocks were trading higher today in advance of what many investors expect will be the 10th consecutive interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.read more...
Housing starts pick up In the first two months of the year, single-family home-building activity in the East Bay and Peninsula picked up a bit while California saw a big decline from a year
New Law Makes Mortgage Insurance Tax Deductible (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Home affordability and the housing industry received a big boost today from Congress, which approved a measure that would for the first time allow lower- and moderate-income homebuyers to
Mortgage rates fall across the board The benchmark 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.27 this week, but stands a half point higher than it was a year ago, according to Bankrate's survey of large lenders.read more...
Officials Announce Campaign Against Mortgage Fraud (CBS 2 Chicago) State and local officials have announced a series of initiatives targeting mortgage fraud, a growing crime in the city's poorest neighborhoods and across the country.read more...
Average Home Mortgage Rates (AP via Yahoo! News) Average Home Mortgage Ratesread more...