Mortgage News Archive - September 2011
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Pending Home Sales Show Weakness
September 29, 2011Pending home sales fell for a second straight month in August, declining a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent...
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Fixed-Rate Mortgages at All-Time Lows
September 29, 2011Fixed-rate mortgages fell to their lowest recorded rates ever this week, surpassing even the lows of the...
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Seasonal Home Price Gains Reported
September 28, 2011U.S. home prices rose for a fourth consecutive month in July, an encouraging sign but one that falls short...
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Home Prices Gradually Rising
September 22, 2011U.S. home prices posted a 0.8 percent gain in July, a price increase that was spread across nearly all...
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Mortgage Rates Stay Near Record Lows
September 22, 2011Mortgage rates were largely unchanged this week, remaining at or near historic lows, according to the...
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Existing Home Sales Jump in August
September 21, 2011Existing home sales jumped in August, rising a seasonally adjusted 7.7 percent and posting the first...
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1 in 5 Predicted to Default
September 21, 2011Nearly one U.S. homeowner in five could eventually default on their mortgage unless Congress adopts new...
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New Home Starts Down, Permits Up
September 20, 2011New home construction fell in August, driven primarily by a sharp drop in the volatile multiunit sector,...
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Banks Tackle Foreclosure Backlog
September 15, 2011Newly initiated foreclosures jumped by one-third in August, a sign that banks may be stepping up efforts...
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Mortgage Rates Fall, Demand Up
September 15, 2011Fixed-rate mortgage fells to new record lows again this week, while demand for new mortgages and...
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Freddie Offers New Loan Mod Option
September 14, 2011Financially distressed homeowners with Freddie Mac mortgages will have a new option for loan modifications...
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Half With Positive Equity Still Paying Above-Market Rates
September 13, 2011More than half of all homeowners with equity in their property are still paying above-market mortgage...
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Fannie Mae: Consumer Outlook Dims
September 08, 2011Consumer attitudes continue to sour, with over three-quarters saying the economy is on the wrong track and...
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30-Year Rates Hit Record Low
September 08, 2011How low can they go? Mortgage rates once again fell to new all-time lows this week, sinking along with...
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Bridge Loans for Jobless Homeowners?
September 07, 2011A 30-year-old Pennsylvania program could provide a model for helping unemployed homeowners avoid...
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Suit Targets $200B in Mortgage Losses
September 06, 2011The U.S. government has filed suit against 17 major financial institutions, seeking to recover a portion...
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Lenders Fear Getting Burned on HARP
September 02, 2011Concern by mortgage lenders that they could get stuck with someone else’s bad loans is a major obstacle to...
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Mortgage Rates Stay Near Record Lows
September 01, 2011Mortgage rates remained at or near all-time lows this week, as weak economic reports eased pressures that...
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