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Average rates on 30-year mortgages fall, matching record low reached in spring
Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday. Comment?
New home sales rise 6.2 percent nationally
... real estate analyst at Weiss Research. The report tallies signed contracts to buy homes, rather than completed sales. Home shoppers in October were acting before lawmakers decided to extend a tax credit for first-time buyers and expand it to some ... Comment?
U.S. Bancorp: Company is watching secondary market closely
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U.S. Bank has been enjoying the spotlight as one of the banking industry's rare 2009 moneymakers, and the bank's home mortgage unit just gave it a little more reason to celebrate. Comment?
Kids or cash: the modern marriage dilemma
For prospective parents, weighing the decision to have children has not gotten any easier. Comment?
Rates on 30-Year Mortgages Match Record Low
... hit an all-time low the week ending April 30. Since then, rates have hovered near 5%, spurring refinancing activity and home sales. However, credit standards remain stringent, so the best rates usually are available only to borrowers with solid ... Comment?
Short workouts can be good for your heart
How much exercise do you need to help prevent heart disease ? Do you need an hour breaking a sweat at the gym? Or will a walk around the block suffice? Most people know that exercise is important to health. Comment?
Corporate Thanksgiving: Who should be thankful for what
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... have stalled. For example, one regulation that would have required mortgage brokers to offer a plain vanilla 30-year home loan to all consumers, not just all exotic loan options, has already been dropped. Regulations to help borrowers understand the ... Comment?
New York authorities confiscate Wisconsin beer
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... shot into a house. Dane County sheriff officials said a couple and their adult son were in their Town of Burke home on Tuesday afternoon when they heard what sounded like an explosion in the kitchen. They found a hole in the wall and a slug on the ... Comment?
Holiday gift guide: For gardeners
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P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens Deck: 50 Recipes for Year-Round Gardening Do you ever wish you could plant a container as lush and beautiful as the costly pre-made ones in the garden center? Garden television show host and author P. Allen Smith has made the process a no-brainer with his Container Gardens Deck. Comment?
FDIC: Banks Report Record Drop in Loan Balances in Q3/09
... ), charge-offs of real estate construction and development (C&D) loans rose by $3.1 billion (68.1%), and charge-offs of home equity lines of credit were $2.2 billion (78.4 percent) higher. Click here to view the entire report at the FDIC website. Comment?
Unfinished homes present a great way to save a lot of money and get yourself a new home in the process. Comment?
... average basis from last year, according to Canadian Real Estate Association figures released earlier this month. "Home affordability deteriorated in all provinces and major markets in Canada due to a slight rise in key mortgage rates and ... Comment?
WGBH and public radio's future
... short answer is, Because it wouldn't be a war. Boston is the world's largest college town. There are already a pile of home-grown radio-ready program-filling goods here, if one bothers to dig and develop. The standard NPR line-up could also use a ... Comment?
Mortgage activity decreases, MBA finds
Fewer people applied for mortgage loans last week despite the fact that interest rates were at near record low levels, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today. Comment?
Attorney general alleges mortgage fraud
... of Justice. Similar suits were filed in at least 19 other states this week in conjunction with the effort. "With home foreclosure rates steadily on the rise, we are working closely with our federal partners to leverage all available resources to ... Comment?
Property industry to show 5-10% growth in 2010
... deputy governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), said that after the BMA launched the Ban Yim (Smiling Home) project early this year, it got positive feedback from BMA staff. Nearly 10,000 units have found owners, which means that ... Comment?
More choice offered at The Georgia House
The Georgia House calls a number of Delaware communities home, but in Georgetown, the restaurant has taken on a new identity. Comment?
I'm not cashing in on Erebus tragedy - Pero
Mike Pero is bewildered as to why Air New Zealand would accuse him of cashing in on the 30th anniversary of the Erebus tragedy. Comment?
New US home sales rise 6.2 percent
... Reuters had expected a pace of 410,000. The report tallies signed contracts to buy homes, rather than completed sales. Home shoppers in October were acting before lawmakers decided to extend a tax credit for first-time buyers and expand it to some ... Comment?
MBA mortgage applications index declined 4.5% last week
The Mortgage Bankers Association's index of applications to purchase a home or refinance a loan declined 4.5 percent to 601 in the week ended Nov. Comment?