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01Jun2012
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Mortgage Rates In Motion : Weekly MBS Prices At 5-Minute Intervals

Real-time mortgage market updates for June 1, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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01Jun2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Things That Change Mortgage Rates
Non-Farm Payrolls Shove Mortgage Rates Lower, Lower, Lower Thumbnail

Non-Farm Payrolls Shove Mortgage Rates Lower, Lower, Lower

A weak May jobs report has mortgage rates making new lows.

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01Jun2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines

Short Sales Increasing; Bank-Owned Sales Decreasing

Short sales are better for home valuations nationwide than foreclosures.

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31May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Rate Surveys
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Mortgage Rate Predictions For The Next 7 Days (May 31, 2012)

Mortgage rates may drop this week. Or mortgage rates may rise. Get the scoop on what rates will do next.

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31May2012
31May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
CHART : Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rate Down To 3.75% Thumbnail

CHART : Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rate Down To 3.75%

Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate at an all-time low of 3.75% this week, down from last week's 3.78%.

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31May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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The Pending Home Sales Index : April Reading Slips Below 100

April's Pending Home Sales Index slipped 5.5% from March.

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31May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
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Low Mortgage Rates Spark Veritable Refinance Boom

Low mortgage rates have sparked yet another (!) refinance boom. Have you seen today's mortgage rates?

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31May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
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Refinancing For Lower Mortgage Rates

Tips to get approved for today's low mortgage rates.

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30May2012
Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 30, 2012 Thumbnail

Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 30, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 30, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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30May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
FHA Mortgages
The FHA Streamline Refinance : 3 Ways To Reach More U.S. Households Thumbnail

The FHA Streamline Refinance : 3 Ways To Reach More U.S. Households

The FHA Streamline Refinance is ripe for some changes. Here's where the FHA can start.

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30May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
ARMs : An Alternative to The 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Thumbnail

ARMs : An Alternative to The 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage

Borrowers often ask about the pros and cons of choosing a 30 year-fixed mortgage versus an adjustable-rate mortgages.

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30May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Foreclosures
Foreclosures : California, Florida And Georgia Lead The Nation Thumbnail

Foreclosures : California, Florida And Georgia Lead The Nation

Foreclosure activity is falling nationwide, and bank-owned REO is down. From California to Virginia, it's getting harder to find bank-owned homes.

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29May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
Case-Shiller Index Author : “You Have To Pick To Find Real Negatives” Thumbnail

Case-Shiller Index Author : “You Have To Pick To Find Real Negatives”

The S&P/Case Shiller Index shows falling home values nationwide. So, why are the index authors so optimistic?

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29May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 29, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 29, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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29May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac’s Deceptive Mortgage Rates : Why 3.78% Costs More Than 3.79% Thumbnail

Freddie Mac’s Deceptive Mortgage Rates : Why 3.78% Costs More Than 3.79%

Freddie Mac's mortgage rate survey contains some trickery. Mortgage rates fell to 3.78% this week but that doesn't mean they're cheaper.

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29May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
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Supreme Court Limits Suits Over Mortgage Settlement Costs

The U.S, Supreme Court overturned a lawsuit by mortgage borrowers claiming that they were overcharged for mortgage settlement fees.

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25May2012
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Mortgage Rates In Motion : Weekly MBS Prices At 5-Minute Intervals

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 25, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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25May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Conforming Mortgages
Q & A : Why Won’t My Bank Do HARP Mortgages With PMI Or LPMI? Thumbnail

Q & A : Why Won’t My Bank Do HARP Mortgages With PMI Or LPMI?

The newest HARP refinance program makes refinancing with PMI easier.

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25May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
HARP 2.0 : Approved By Fannie Mae, Denied By Freddie Mac? Thumbnail

HARP 2.0 : Approved By Fannie Mae, Denied By Freddie Mac?

HARP applications with Freddie Mac are being denied at an alarming rate. In response, Freddie Mac will "fine-tune" its underwriting process.

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24May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 24, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 24, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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24May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
CHART : Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rate Falls To 3.78% Thumbnail

CHART : Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rate Falls To 3.78%

Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate at an all-time low of 3.78% this week, down from last week's 3.79%.

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24May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
New Home Sales Climb Again; Supplies Down To 5.1 Months Thumbnail

New Home Sales Climb Again; Supplies Down To 5.1 Months

Another day, another positive report for housing. New Home Sales climbed for the seventh month in eight.

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23May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 23, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 23, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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23May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
April Existing Home Sales Report : Behind The Numbers, Proof Of Housing’s Recovery Thumbnail

April Existing Home Sales Report : Behind The Numbers, Proof Of Housing’s Recovery

It's taken 3 years, but April's Existing Home Sales report shows evidence that all that government stimulus is finally taking hold.

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23May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
Existing Home Sales : Amid Rising Sales, Inventory Down 20.6% Thumbnail

Existing Home Sales : Amid Rising Sales, Inventory Down 20.6%

At the current pace of home sales, the national housing stock will sell out in 6.6 months. Last year, that duration was 9.1 months.

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22May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 22, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 22, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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22May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
Low Mortgage Rates Push Maryland Town To #1 Affordability Spot Thumbnail

Low Mortgage Rates Push Maryland Town To #1 Affordability Spot

Home affordability has never been higher in recorded history. Does your town rank in the Top 5?

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22May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
Record-Low Mortgage Rates : Theory Vs. Practice Thumbnail

Record-Low Mortgage Rates : Theory Vs. Practice

Refinances outnumbered purchase transactions 3-to-1 last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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22May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
Low Mortgage Rates Pump Buyer, Builder Confidence Thumbnail

Low Mortgage Rates Pump Buyer, Builder Confidence

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index reported its highest levels of builder confidence in 5 years in May

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21May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 21, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 21, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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21May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Mortgage Rates
3 Reasons Why You Might Not Get Freddie Mac’s 3.79% Mortgage Rate Thumbnail

3 Reasons Why You Might Not Get Freddie Mac’s 3.79% Mortgage Rate

Freddie Mac says the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate is 3.79% nationwide. Here are 3 reasons why few people actually get that rate.

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21May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
At 3.79 Percent, Mortgage Rates Plumb New Lows Thumbnail

At 3.79 Percent, Mortgage Rates Plumb New Lows

Mortgage lenders are gearing up for another Refi Wave.

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18May2012
Mortgage Rates In Motion : Weekly MBS Prices At 5-Minute Intervals Thumbnail

Mortgage Rates In Motion : Weekly MBS Prices At 5-Minute Intervals

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 18, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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18May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Comments Set Mortgage Rates On Downward Trajectory Thumbnail

Federal Reserve Comments Set Mortgage Rates On Downward Trajectory

The Federal Reserve stands ready for more stimulus. Mortgage rates react.

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18May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
FHA Mortgages For Condos : Guidelines About To Loosen? Thumbnail

FHA Mortgages For Condos : Guidelines About To Loosen?

Quietly, the FHA has been formulating changes to its condo mortgage guidelines.

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17May2012
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Mortgage Rates : Real-Time MBS Pricing, May 17, 2012

Real-time mortgage market updates for May 17, 2012. Updates provided by MBSQuoteline, an MBS subscription provider for loan officers.

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17May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Mortgage Rates Respond To Housing Starts Data

Housing Starts rose for the third-straight month. Here's what it's doing to mortgage rates.

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17May2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
The Basics Of JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Gaffe Thumbnail

The Basics Of JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Gaffe

The most lasting effect of JPMorgan's losing $2 billion bad bet will be to its reputation.

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17May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
Fewer Than 1% Of Homes In Foreclosure Nationwide, Reports MBA Thumbnail

Fewer Than 1% Of Homes In Foreclosure Nationwide, Reports MBA

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that mortgage defaults have fallen below expected levels.

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