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Mortgage Rates Hold Near 2017 Lows as Big Decisions Loom Over Bond Market
Scott Olson/Getty ImagesRates for home loans were little changed as markets remained relatively flat, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.02%,...
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Mortgage Rates Edge Up as Politics and Economics Muddle Financial Markets
iStockRates for home loans ticked up but stayed near 2017 lows, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.05%, up three basis points during the week. The...
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Pending-Home Sales Decline Again, Deepening Housing Market Funk
Getty ImagesA gauge of home purchase contract signings slumped for a second month in April, another sign the housing market is still struggling for a balance between supply and demand. The pending home...
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Mortgage Rates Slide to Fresh 2017 Low as Inflation Slips Through Fed’s Fingers
Renaissance HomesThe benchmark rate for home loans remained in free fall in the most recent week in the wake of lackluster economic data that hinted the central bank may be slower to raise interest...
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Nearly 7 Million Homes Are at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge, Even as National...
redninjatwo/iStockAs the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season officially starts, the national weather agency in charge of tracking hurricanes says it could be another “above-normal” season, even as a federal...
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Home Prices Pick Up Steam as Spring Selling Season Heats Up, CoreLogic Says
iStockU.S. home prices marched higher in April, with the strongest gains in the West, according to a report out Tuesday. The national home price index from data provider CoreLogic was 6.9% higher than...
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Home-Price Growth Sizzles in May, Driving a Wedge in the Market
Eric Urquhart/ShuttershockHome prices remained hot in May, bolstering owners’ equity but locking many would-be buyers out of the market. Nationally, prices rose 6.6% compared to a year ago, according...
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Here’s What It Looks Like When the Foreclosure ‘Pig’ Moves Through the...
gettyimagesAs the effects of the housing crisis further recede, markers of distress are declining, with one notable exception: Among the batches of severely delinquent mortgages bought by institutional...
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Mortgage Rates Slide to 6-Week Low as North Korea Worries Drive Bond Rally
Getty ImagesRates for home loans slid to a 6-week low as mounting geopolitical worries drove investors into safe-haven bonds, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate...
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Mortgage Rates Plunge to 2017 Low
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRates for home loans sank to their lowest level of the year this week as inflation remained stubbornly low and fears about a possible government shutdown...
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Home Price Gains Were Hot in June as Seattle Sizzled, Case-Shiller Says
Getty ImagesU.S. home price growth picked up steam in June as strong demand continued to buoy the market. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 5.7% in the three-month...
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Tens of Thousands of Harvey-Area Homeowners May Become Delinquent on Their...
ReutersHurricane Harvey could have a more destructive impact on the mortgage market in Texas than Katrina did on the Gulf Coast, according to a report out Wednesday. Real estate data provider Black...
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The ‘Pressure Cooker’ Housing Market Keeps Defying Forecasts
MicroStockHub/iStockHome-price gains remained strong in July, and there’s no slowdown in sight, according to a report released Tuesday. The national home price index from real estate data provider...
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‘Co-Borrowing’ to Afford a Home is Gaining Popularity. Who’s Doing it and Why?
MarketWatch/Tim RostanHome buyers are increasingly taking on co-borrowers to help gain an edge, defray costs and shoulder the burden in a housing market characterized by relentless demand and tight...
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Home-Price Gains Accelerate in July as a Reminder of the Housing Bubble Stirs...
Getty ImagesHome-price gains picked up speed in July, led by some perennial hot spots and one surprise newcomer. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 5.8% in the...
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Home-Contract Signings Tumble to Near 2-Year Low, Hit By Hurricanes and Tight...
Bloomberg News/LandorAmericans signed fewer contracts to buy homes in August, the fifth month of declines in the last six, prompting the Realtor industry group to slash its forecast for sales in 2017....
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Mortgage Rates Snap Their Streak Higher as Fed Chair Auditions Heat Up
realtor.comRates for home loans headed lower in the October 19 week, snapping a five-week streak of increases, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged...
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Republican Tax Plan Could Grind Affordable Housing Construction to a Virtual...
Volodymyr Kyrylyuk/iStockThe tax plan proposed by Congressional Republicans will likely decimate production of new affordable rental housing, even as housing shortages across the country are driving...
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Mortgage Rates Slide to 4-Week Low as Tax Overhaul Stumbles
benkrut/iStockRates for home loans slid as the promise of sweeping tax reform increasingly came into question. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.90% during the November 9 week, down from...
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Your City Will Never Be as High-Tech as San Jose, So Aim to Be the Next...
SeanPavonePhoto/iStockAs the 238 bids to become to be home to Amazon.com’s next headquarters show, cities love the high-paying jobs and supercharged economic growth promised by big tech companies. But...
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