Mortgage Rate Rise Spurs Some to Buy Now (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)
The recent rise in mortgage rates might seem like yet another reason to stay out of real estate. But for some home buyers, it’s having just the opposite effect.
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To Force a Sale in Court, Buyers Must Be 'Ready, Willing and Able' Q I signed a contract to buy a condominium unit in the District, but the seller apparently has changed his mind. I think I am getting a good deal and
Housing Fears Drag Stocks Lower Aug. 23 - U.S. stocks finished lower as investors weighed the prospects of a slowdown in the red hot housing market and the impact of high energy costs.read more...
30-year mortgage rates drop to lowest point since start of year (Eagle-Tribune Online) WASHINGTON (AP) - Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a second straight week to the lowest level since the beginning of the year. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that
Neighbors unearth fraud (Reg Req'd) Cathy Makley's house looks a lot like her neighbor's. Both houses sit in what might have otherwise been a quiet cul-de-sac in a middle-income subdivision near Dacula.read more...
Natchez church free of mortgage (The Natchez Democrat) NATCHEZ ? Songs, prayers and words of gratitude resounded through the sanctuary of Christian Hope Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at their mortgage burning ceremony.read more...
U.S. stocks fall on lower existing home sales data and volatile oil prices NEW YORK - Stocks fell Tuesday as existing home sales dropped and oil prices remained volatile.read more...