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Mortgage Rates Remain Low While Applications Reach Recent Highs

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by Glenn Setzer on December 14 2006, 8:00 AM

"Continued signs of slowing in the housing market and weakness in the manufacturing sector helped keep mortgage rates down this week," said Frank Nothaft , Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. "Looking forward in the housing market, we think...
PMI Deduction Buried In The Closing Acts Of Congress

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by Glenn Setzer on December 13 2006, 8:00 AM

It has not been widely reported, but late in the closing session of the 109th Congress which adjourned this past weekend may have been a bit of good news for homeowners. Buried deep within the Act at Section 419 was a one page attachment entitled " Premiums...
National Building Museum Is A Change Of Pace In Washington D.C.

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by Glenn Setzer on December 12 2006, 8:00 AM

On one's first, second, and third visits to Washington, DC, one must concentrate on the memorials - Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, Vietnam, the new WWII Memorial on the National Mall, and a little known treasure, the T. Roosevelt Memorial on an island...
Housing Recovery - Normal Not White Hot Growth

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by Glenn Setzer on December 11 2006, 8:00 AM

Probably the big news in the December 2006 Economic Outlook published by Freddie Mac's Office of the Chief Economist last Friday was that the office has finally changed its interest rate projection for the year. The main thrust of the December Outlook...
Unmarried Homeowners Part II

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by Glenn Setzer on December 07 2006, 8:00 AM

As explained earlier, the two are not married nor do they intend to be, at least in the near future... This is not an isolated issue. It is estimated that unmarried buyers accounted for over 9 percent of residential property transfers in the first half...
Mortgage Rates Spur Refinance Market

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by Glenn Setzer on December 06 2006, 8:00 AM

Refinancing as a share of all mortgage activity increased to 50.1 percent from 46.9 percent the previous week. This is the highest market share that refinancing has enjoyed since......
Significant Others Need To Think About Their Legal Status When Buying A Home

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by Glenn Setzer on December 05 2006, 8:00 AM

A young relative called over the long weekend. He had just made an offer on a house and wanted advice about inspections and other details. We had been in e-mail touch for several weeks as he worked through his mortgage pre-approval, structured the offer...
New Home Sales Report Issued For October

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by Glenn Setzer on December 01 2006, 8:00 AM

As usual, fresh on the heels of the National Association of Realtors monthly report on the status of existing home sales , the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their joint monthly report on the...
Mortgage Rates, Applications Down In Short Holiday Week

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by Glenn Setzer on November 30 2006, 8:00 AM

Long term interest rates took a bit of a dive during the week ended November 22 according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.18 percent, A drop of six basis point from the previous week and...
Existing Home Sales Increase Slightly But Median Prices Decline

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by Glenn Setzer on November 29 2006, 8:00 AM

Reports on the sales of existing homes for October were released on November 28 by the National Association of Realtors. On a slightly optimistic note, sales were up one-half percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.24 million units compared...
Conforming Loan Limits Remain Unchanged

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by Glenn Setzer on November 29 2006, 8:00 AM

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced as expected that 2007 dollar limits on conforming mortgages would remain unchanged from 2006 levels, at $417,000......
It Might Seem Like A Commune But Co-housing Is Not A Sixties Idea

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by Glenn Setzer on November 28 2006, 8:00 AM

Co-housing is not a well known term in real estate but it is a growing housing movement. It is also called " intentional communities ," but if you were around in the 1960s the word "commune" may pop into mind. Co-housing, however, is a very different...
OFHEO Outlines Plans For Declining Conforming Loan Limits

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by Glenn Setzer on November 27 2006, 8:00 AM

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the agency charged with keeping an eye on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae has alerted lenders that conforming loan limits for the next year may be subject to falling rather than rising for the first...
Mortgage Rates Drop As Inflation Threat Wanes

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by Glenn Setzer on November 23 2006, 8:00 AM

Mortgage rates continued a general downward trend during the week ended November 16 with the long term rate retreating substantially. According to Freddie Mac and its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged......
Home Prices and Volume Generally Down In Third Quarter

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by Glenn Setzer on November 22 2006, 8:00 AM

Accentuate the positive. Gild the lily. Lots of cliches come to mind after reading the third quarter summary of existing home sales released on Monday by the National Association of Realtors. The report itself, however, is sobering ......

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