Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Applications (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Industry data to be released Wednesday will show whether home loan applications continued to rise as mortgage rates fell last week.
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Do the housing loan shuffle Here's an uncomfortable housing scenario that's getting more common in this soft market: You put in a contract on a new house.Commentread more...
Mortgage rates keep climbing, highest in nearly 4 years (USA Today) Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.53% the week ending April 20, up from 6.49% last week, Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday. This week's rate was the highest
Now not time to pay down mortgage (Inside Bay Area) WHEN the housing market brakes, millions of homeowners who think they are going to stay in their home for a while start asking a common question: Is it time to
Futures mixed U.S. stock futures were mixed Friday ahead of reports on U.S. spending and income.via
Housing starts to slow this year as mortgage costs rise and demand slips (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) OTTAWA (CP) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., says the housing boom will slow this year, predicting starts will ease to 213,425 units after reaching 227,395 units in 2006.read more...
As bad as it gets: mortgage expert lets a ray of light into the market gloom (Guardian Unlimited) Leading commentator predicts peak for mortgage rates and ease on credit crunchread more...