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Rates at record lows!
According to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, both 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to record lows. However, that news was quickly forgotten as we got what is probably the first surprising piece of economic news in some ...
Home Sales move higher
Mortgage rates nudged slightly higher last week as more data and news pointed toward economic recovery. The housing market continued to show signs of uneven improvement – but improvement nonetheless. Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales m...
Economy on the move for Recovery
Last week, money moved out of bond markets and into stock and commodity markets as economic data continued to paint a picture of economic recovery. While the headline Retail Sales number dipped by 1.5%, much of the decline was attributed to the end...
Mortgage Rates and Economy News
Mortgage rates found some downward space last week as economic data again reminded us that we still have a very long way to go to return to a healthy economy. The one bright spot last week was the GDP report. The nation’s GDP was adjusted to a ...
Recession is likely over?
The “recession is very likely over,” announced Fed Chair Ben Bernanke last week. While this may be technically true, markets did not react with the usual leap upward in interest rates. Instead, mortgage rates continued their very slow downwar...
Industry issues, Healthcare, and Home Sales…
Mortgage rates held mostly steady last week with little influential economic news or data released. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book reiterated the prevailing sentiment that economic activity is beginning to firm during the last two months of the...

