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Survey Finds Monthly Costs Outweigh Purchase Price of Home Ownership

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by Mortgage News Daily on July 07 2006, 7:00 AM

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released a very interesting report on housing affordability; one that runs counter to most of the recent studies about this area of the economy. The fourth annual National Housing Opportunity Pulse is...
Mortgage Rates Diverge On Surveys

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by Mortgage News Daily on July 06 2006, 7:00 AM

Once again Freddie Mac and The Mortgage Bankers Association have come up with very different results when they surveyed mortgage lenders about rates. Freddie Mac has released its Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended June 29 and it...
Housing Bubble Watch: Reports Paint Confusing Picture

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by Mortgage News Daily on July 05 2006, 7:00 AM

The usual spate of monthly reports on new home sales, existing home sales, housing starts, and builder confidence were all released recently. Taken together they do little to clarify the state of the housing market. First out was the National Association...
Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Remain Low

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 29 2006, 7:00 AM

So far homeowners seem to be keeping their heads above foreclosure in spite of fears that mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures might begin to mount as short-term rates rise. Add to that the possibility that some of the more exotic home loan products...
Mortgage Rates Up Substantially On Inflation Fears

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 28 2006, 7:00 AM

Freddie Mac's Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that mortgage rates took a real leap during the week ended June 22. Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages originated during this period were 6.71 percent with fees and points averaging 0...
Housing Bubble: Market Secure But Affordability Diminishing

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 27 2006, 7:00 AM

As it does periodically, the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies has issued a report that is well worth the paper it takes to print it out from where it resides on-line. This most recent report, issued earlier this month, concerns a subject...
Older Homes Versus New Homes - The Debate Continues

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 22 2006, 7:00 AM

While a new house probably wins the functionality contest hands down over most older homes, the latter can put up a tough fight in other areas that make a house a home. Where land is scarce it is nearly impossible to find a new home in an area's lower...
Freddie Mac Predicts Mortgage Rate Boredom - It Could Be A Good Thing

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 21 2006, 7:00 AM

In spite of the Dog Days of Summer, mortgage activity held up fairly well for the week ended June16, down only a tiny bit from that reported for the previous week. Applications, however, continued to show double-digit differences from the same week in...
Three Houses And You Are Out

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 20 2006, 7:00 AM

You have probably seen an ad in a current series being run on behalf of the Century 21 franchise. The series is promoting how hard their agents work for each and every client and, while a bit sappy in this reporters mind, are probably pretty effective...
Housing Bubble Watch: Report Names 71 Metro Areas Significantly Over-Valued

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 19 2006, 7:00 AM

A study released last week by Global Insight and National City Corporation titled House Prices in America concludes that in 71 metropolitan areas representing 39 percent of the total value of single family homes in the country those homes were extremely...
Hedge Against A Housing Bubble With Housing Futures

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 16 2006, 7:00 AM

Hedge funds have been a big buzzword over the last decade as investors seek to "hedge their bets" in financial markets. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange recently followed the lead of a small San Mateo California derivatives exchange in offering housing...
OFHEO Wants Fannie Mae Bonus Money Returned

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 15 2006, 7:00 AM

Remember Franklin Raines? In December 2004 he and Timothy Howard were very much in the news as they "retired" or "resigned" or were fired, depending on which version one was reading as CEO and CFO of Fannie Mae . Their sudden unemployment followed probes...
Mortgage Rates Softened By Job Growth

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 14 2006, 7:00 AM

Borrowers caught a bit of a break during the weeks ended June 7 and 8. Freddie Mac, in its Weekly Primary Mortgage Survey reported that average mortgage rates for all four categories of loans it tracks decreased up to six basis points from the previous...
Report Attempts To Soothe Housing Bubble Fears

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 13 2006, 7:00 AM

Freddie Mac's monthly Economic Outlook for June was released last week. In what has become a mantra, the corporations Office of the Chief Economist, quoting Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's recent remarks, is predicting an "orderly and moderate cooling...
Home Prices Still Seen Rising According To Recent Survey

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by Mortgage News Daily on June 08 2006, 7:00 AM

The problem with the majority of real estate surveys and reports is that they are by definition lagging indicators. So while some "experts" are predicting the end of the real estate world and others are assuring us of a soft landing or a gradual deflation...

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