How Washington wants to remake mortgage shopping
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Fri 9:04 am ET Lawmakers are looking to make the mortgage process easier to understand and fairer overall, through regulations that could come to fruition via the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Some reverse-mortgage ads stretch the truth
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Tue Jul 7 Are you in the market for a reverse mortgage to tap into your homeâEuro™s equity for some much-needed cash? DonâEuro™t believe everything you read or hear about these loans.
Pending home sales tick up in May
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Wed Jul 1 Rising for the fourth consecutive month, pending sales of existing homes tick up in May, boosted by affordability and special incentives for first-time buyers, a real estate trade group reports.
Many say homeownership no longer a path to wealth
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Mon Jun 22 Nearly half of American adults who participated in a recent survey said they no longer believe that homeownership is a realistic way to build wealth, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling reported on Monday.
Foreclosure-prevention plan gains steam: HUD chief
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Thu Jun 18 About 200,000 mortgage modifications have been worked out under the governmentâEuro™s Making Home Affordable program, with 40,000 modification offers completed last week, Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S.
Get ready to pounce on lower mortgage rates
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Thu Jun 18 After a recent spike seen in mortgage rates, some consumers are wondering whether theyâEuro™ve missed their chance to refinance into an ultra-low rate. Fear not.
Mortgage rates tumble after three-week jump
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Thu Jun 18 After hitting their highs for the year following a three-week run-up, mortgage interest rates charged on popular mortgages ease nearly a quarter of a percentage point on the heels of good inflation news, Freddie Mac reports.
Mortgage rates rise off record lows
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Thu May 7 Mortgage rates rose this week after news reports suggested the economy may be approaching the bottom of the recession, Freddie MacâEuro™s chief economist said on Thursday.
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