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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/31/2008 - 1:58am
Mortgage rates are again trending lower on a very short trading day.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/30/2008 - 1:08am
Mortgage rates stay low, but volatile with an upward trend.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/22/2008 - 1:20am
Mortgage rates are still improving from the confidence boost issued by Fed Chairman Bernanke last Tuesday.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/19/2008 - 1:50am
Mortgage rates have dropped to the lowest rates since 1971. The 30-year mortgage is now reported by Freddie Mac at 5.19 percent.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/16/2008 - 1:25am
Today the Federal Reserve slashed it's key rate to a floating rate between 0.25% and 0%.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/15/2008 - 1:05am
Mortgage rates remain flat today. Market anticipates Federal Reserve benchmark rate announcement tomorrow.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/12/2008 - 1:41am
The auto bailout fell apart in the Senate yesterday, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) pulled the plug on the legislation.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/11/2008 - 1:53am
Director Lockhart, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief regulator, talks about moving mortgage rates down to 4 percent.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/10/2008 - 1:06am
Mortgage rates continue to improve. Slowly moving downward in anticipation that the US government will force them down to 4.5 percent.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/09/2008 - 1:19am
Mortgage rates have hit a temporary stability for the last few days.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/08/2008 - 1:18am
Mortgage rates look to open flat. However, good news on the auto industry front may move the stock market up and mortgage bonds down.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/05/2008 - 1:44am
Mortgage rates a positioned to end the week down again.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/04/2008 - 1:37am
US Treasury is currently considering a plan to push new home mortgage rates down to 4.5 percent.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/03/2008 - 1:53am
Lots of volatility today, reflecting the equity market volatility.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 12/02/2008 - 1:17am
Although mortgage rates descended to a new low in the past week, they are now stuck at these new levels.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/26/2008 - 5:23am
Mortgage rates dive nearly a full percent. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage drops to 5.5 percent in one of the largest single-day dips since 1988.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/24/2008 - 1:58am
Mortgage rates closed last week relatively flat. You can expect a similar result on this short week.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/19/2008 - 1:00am
Expect significant mortgage rate movement today with the release of CPI.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/14/2008 - 1:40am
Mortgage rates drop again for the second straight week.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/13/2008 - 1:54am
US Treasury Secretary Paulson's sharp redirection on the objective of the TARP funds had a dramatic effect on overnight markets and the MBS market.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/11/2008 - 1:13am
Mortgage rates stay flat on Monday and markets are closed today for Veteran's Day.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/07/2008 - 1:58am
Mortgage rates continue to fall, but rising unemployment and tightening lending standards are forcing borrowers to stay on the sidelines.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/06/2008 - 1:45am
30 year fixed rate mortgage is back down to 6 percent.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/05/2008 - 1:32am
Yesterday was a good day for mortgage rates as they eased on the eve of Presidential election finality. However, today is likely to be a mortgage market referendum on President-elect Barack Obama.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 11/03/2008 - 1:39am
Not a lot of mortgage rate impacting news this week, but Presidential elections always do surprising things to markets.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/29/2008 - 1:18am
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/28/2008 - 1:43am
Yields on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae mortgage bonds continue to widen as compared to US Treasuries. This gap is pushing mortgage rates back up.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/27/2008 - 1:19am
Mortgage rates will open the week significantly lower as last week showed signs of credit beginning to thaw in the interbank, commercial, and consumer markets.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/24/2008 - 12:25am
Asian markets down 10%, European markets down 7%, and US Futures triggering circuit breakers well before US market open.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/22/2008 - 12:19am
Mortgage rates continue to bounce up and down, but seem to continue finding equilibrium around the 6 percent mark for 30 year fixed rate.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/21/2008 - 12:05am
The market is still trying to find its equilibrium, which continues to inject volatility into the equities and bond markets--mortgage rates.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/17/2008 - 12:23am
Mortgage rates continue to rise as volatility continues to invade the equities market causing the same erratic movement in the debt markets.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/16/2008 - 12:08am
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/15/2008 - 12:58am
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/13/2008 - 12:48am
Expect ongoing uncertainty and volatility in mortgage rates today.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/10/2008 - 12:06am
Mortgage rates are now officially operating in a historically unprecedented environment. This would trigger broad, cautious counsel to lock rates. Although we have seen steady downward pressure on mortgage rates throughout the week yesterday sparked an unusual effect in the bond markets.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/09/2008 - 12:00am
Mortgage rates continue to fall.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/08/2008 - 12:40am
Mortgage rates are expected to be volatile today as market determine how they will react to coordinated worldwide central bank rate cut.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/07/2008 - 12:06am
Mortgage rates continue to drop as fear seizes the equity markets.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/02/2008 - 12:40am
Senate decisively passes the $700 billion financial market stability legislation.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 10/01/2008 - 12:55am
Mortgage rates balance on little to no activity, while mortgage applications plunge.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/30/2008 - 12:22am
Mortgage rates descend, but won't make it easier to get a mortgage.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/29/2008 - 12:30am
Expect mortgage rates to remain stagnant.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/26/2008 - 12:37am
Mortgage rates continue to climb as the market anticipates the final details of the $700 billion bailout.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/24/2008 - 12:38am
Mortgage rates continue subtle upticks as the Treasury bailout plan gets Congressional scrutiny.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/23/2008 - 12:37am
The Bond market struggled early Monday and then trading thinned as investors look for clarity.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/22/2008 - 12:33am
Today will set the tone for this week's mortgage rates.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/19/2008 - 12:23am
Mortgage rates are certain to volatile over the next few weeks.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/18/2008 - 12:39am
Mortgage rates beginning to climb.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/16/2008 - 12:08am
After a weekend filled with US government and Wall Street deal making, a Monday opening that hit the stock market as hard as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and a mortgage market continuing to crash the only certainty is that the Fed will not raise the target funds rate.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/12/2008 - 12:31am
Well below 6 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage, mortgage rates drop to 5 month lows.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/08/2008 - 12:13am
Government rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has intended effect--mortgage rates are heading down.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/04/2008 - 12:12am
Market proves Fannie, Freddie can continue to competitively finance debt. Sends Fannie, Freddie stock up and the US Dollar is ticking up.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 09/02/2008 - 12:47am
All mortgage and investor market eyes are on Freddie Mac's debt sale today.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/29/2008 - 12:02am
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate continues to decline slightly everyday. Currently, it has reached its lowest level in 6 weeks and is lower than the same time last year.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/28/2008 - 12:48am
Mortgage rates continue to fall slightly, but don't expected it to be the long-term trend.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/27/2008 - 12:35am
The recently released FOMC Minutes reflect a general consensus that inflation is the primary Fed concern.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/25/2008 - 12:53am
The National Association of Realtors report that existing home sales climbed in July, exceeding expectations.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/22/2008 - 12:30am
Bernanke assures market the Fed will "act as necessary."
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/22/2008 - 12:56am
A full agenda of challenges greets the Federal Reserve governors at there annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/21/2008 - 12:09am
Mortgage rates continue to show slight declines, but look at it as a temporary trend or if you are a borrower a fleeting opportunity.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/20/2008 - 12:03am
Mortgage rates continued to hold steady yesterday despite the expected report of steep declines in housing starts.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/19/2008 - 12:26am
Expect a brief early trading panic as housing starts are expected to be off on a 10% decline--returning to little or no change for the day.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/18/2008 - 12:55am
With a light week of economic reports expect a quite week in mortgage rates.
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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | 08/15/2008 - 12:25am
A day full of economic reports, but little news expected that is not already priced into the mortgage rate market.
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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | 08/14/2008 - 12:38am
Freddie Mac reports the average 30-yr mortgage rate was flat 6.52% for the 3rd week, in the latest report while the 15-yrs dropped to 6.07% from 6.10% and the average 1-yr adjustable rate dropped to 5.18% from 5.22% (Reuters)
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