What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 6, 2011

September 6, 2011

Mortgage markets improved last week on a weak jobs report, expectation for new market stimulus, growing evidence of a global economic slowdown. Rates were especially volatile, too, with the long Labor Day Weekend looming.

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Home Values Rose In June 2011

September 2, 2011

The June 2011 Case-Shiller Index reading posted strong numbers across the board, with each of the index’s 20 tracked markets showing home price improvement from May.

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With The Jobs Report Looming, Mortgage Rates May Rise

September 1, 2011

If you’re shopping for a mortgage rate, today may be a good day to lock one down. That’s because Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Non-Farm Payrolls report for August 2011.

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Fed Minutes : Fed Considered Additional Stimulus In August

August 31, 2011

The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its August 9, 2011 Federal Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday.

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Pending Home Sales Slip In July; Creates Buyer Opportunity

August 30, 2011

After 3 straight months of gains, the Pending Home Sales Index slipped 1 percent in July.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : August 29, 2011

August 29, 2011

This week, mortgage rates will be jumpy. As well as a full slate of economic data, because of Labor Day, bond markets will be light on volume. When volume is light, pricing gets volatile.

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Mortgage Rates Bounce Off All-Time Lows; The Start Of A Trend?

August 26, 2011

One week after posting its lowest mortgage rate in 50 years, Freddie Mac reports that the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose by an average of 7 basis points nationwide this week to 4.22 percent.

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Ranking The Best Places To Live In The U.S. (2011 Edition)

August 25, 2011

Using Quality of Life factors such as education, crime and “town spirit”, and focusing on towns with between 8,500 and 50,000 residents, CNNMoney ranks the country’s best “small towns”.

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Ranking The Best Places To Live In The U.S. (2011 Edition)

August 25, 2011

Using Quality of Life factors such as education, crime and “town spirit”, and focusing on towns with between 8,500 and 50,000 residents, CNNMoney ranks the country’s best “small towns”.

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New Home Supplies Remain Flat; Builders Not Over-Extending

August 24, 2011

Sales of newly-built homes slipped in July, falling 1 percent as compared to June. Home buyers closed on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 298,000 units, the lowest reading since February.

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