Mortgage Rates

Seattle Area Home Prices Take Double-Digit Dive
TheStreet.com - 1 hour ago
Also check out BankingMyWay to compare mortgage rates . The Seattle region has posted its first double-digit, year-over-year decline in its median sale price …

Mortgage rates plunge but will not boost home sales
Reed Construction Data, GA - 11
30-Year fixed mortgage rates dropped 80 basis points in December to 5.26% and fell further to near 5% at the beginning of January. …
Homebuilders push for spot in stimulus Politico
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Call to switch as credit cards shun rate cut
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
Mortgage rates were a more immediate priority for banks and financial institutions when it came to bringing rate relief, he said. "The fact that you've had …

Falling loan rates not falling enough?
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 6
Mortgage rates have fallen in the past month but should be even lower if they were following interest rates on US Treasury bonds and bills, housing finance …
Fed predicts economy will get worse CNNMoney.com
Towards an inflationary twilight zone Asia Times Online
Regional lenders need help, too Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times  - Reuters
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Taking a look back a market performance in 2008
Phoenixville News, PA - 1 hour ago
On the bright side, mortgage rates continue to drop. Thirty-year fixed rates are near record lows at five percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers …

2009 Wish List
ETFguide, CA - 21
Will mortgage rates at or below 5% be enough to stabilize home prices? 2009 won't be pretty, but let's hope it's not any worse than last year. …

Bank must keep up pressure on lenders
Mortgage Strategy, UK - 2
Eamonn Rice, chief Executive of mform.co.uk, says: “A 1% cut is vital to ensure that lenders no longer have any excuses when it comes to mortgage rates . …

Forbes Names Hudson City Best-Managed Bank in America Two Years in …
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 11
This enables Hudson City to deliver significant values to customers in the form of higher deposit yields, competitive mortgage rates , lower fees, …

HSBC prepares for rate cut by raising tracker loan cost
guardian.co.uk, UK - 14
HSBC raised its best-buy tracker mortgage rate yesterday amid expectations that other lenders will follow suit after tomorrow's much-anticipated cut to …

Week-to-week mortgage applications down 8.2%
MarketWatch - 2
Recent data on filings and mortgage rates have drawn keen interest from investors and economists alike, in line with the Federal Reserve's move this week to …

US expert says: Reduce supply of new homes for sale
Off Plan Property Exchange, UK - 35
Mortgage rates are still “way too high”, he argued, with many Americans needing to refinance homes at low rates.

PM, Wed 7th Jan - Some useful tips for UK landlords in 2009
Landlord Expert, UK - 33
Buy to let mortgage rates are beginning to come down. Get a mortgage agreement in principle, up to six months prior to your current mortgage ending. …

Fed predicts economy will get worse
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
… as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of June 2009. The plan to buy back these securities has already helped to lower mortgage rates in recent weeks.
Regional lenders need help, too Kansas City Star
Fed Refills Tool Kit Amid Growing Signs Of Long Downturn Investor’s Business Daily (subscription)
INSTANT VIEW: Fed sees risk of uncomfortably low inflation Reuters
Forbes  - Clinton Herald
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Report: Ga. mortgage rates among lowest
Bizjournals.com, NC - 10
For the week ended Jan. 4, rates on 30-year fixed mortgages were lowest in Arizona (4.97 percent) and Georgia (4.99 percent), according to the Zillow …
Net Branch Offices of US Mortgage Reports Record Low Rates MediaSyndicate (press release)
Mortgage Rates Hover Around 5.00% PR Newswire (press release)
2009 the right time to buy property in the US? 100 Mortgages
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The Precious Metals Gang Gathers
Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Australia - 45
We know the Fed is trying to bridge the gap between government bond yields and mortgage rates . The Fed wants to make it easier for Americans to refinance …