Mortgage markets worsened last week for the first time in a month last week.
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Fed Minutes Detail QE3 Discussion; Mortgage Rates Down
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Thursday.
With Tomorrow’s Job Report Due, Mortgage Rates May Finally Rise
Friday morning, at 8:30 AM ET, the government releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report for September. Mortgage rates may rise if job growth was strong.
How To Help Your Home Appraise At Its Fair Market Value
Home appraisals thwart 33 percent of home purchase contracts nationwide. Here are steps you can take to help your home appraise at value.
Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too
Nearly five-and-one-half years after April 2007 — the housing market’s national peak — prices are finally beginning to rebound.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 1, 2012
For the third straight week, mortgage rates improved. This week’s jobs report threatens those gains, however.
Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength
According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August — the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.
New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold.
Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.