3 On Your Side: Over-Appraising
Al Wilson bought a home for his family looking to make a solid investment. But in less than two years his dream of building equity turned into a nightmare when he tried to refinance.
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Mortgage Rates Dip For 6th Straight Week Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a sixth straight week, dropping to the lowest level in three months, according to a weekly survey released Thursday.read more...
The mortgage fees that have soared by 600% in two years (Evening Standard) Homebuyers are being lured into taking up what appear to be good value mortgage deals only to be stung with huge fees.read more...
Living Out the American Dream One Mortgage Payment at a Time Wall Street Journal editor Kate Flatley Lavoie reflects on how much of her house she actually owns and the day when she can say it's 100% hers. read
Hawaii banks offer 6 percent for 30-year mortgage (BizJournals) Hawaii's four largest banks each offered rates of 6 percent on 30-year fixed mortgages this week, as national mortgage rates dropped after three weeks of increases.read more...
Home show Oct. 10-12 at The Ranch The 6th annual Home, Decorating and Remodeling Show will take place Friday through Oct.read more...
Ellington Freezes Withdrawals From Two Mortgage Funds (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Ellington Management Group LLC, the Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge-fund firm that focuses on mortgage securities, suspended client redemptions from two funds because it's too hard to