Tag Archives: Mortgage Interest Rates

Regulator Claims New Rules Will Loosen Mortgage Lending

Ask any real estate agent, home builder or home buyer what is the biggest barrier to entry in today’s housing market, and the likely answer will be: tight credit. The lax lending of the latest housing crash is no more, … Continue reading

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As Housing Recovers, Will Apartment Boom End?

The latest reports on new and existing home sales seem to indicate that the housing market is beginning to find its footing again. While most believe the recovery will be slow, U-shaped, and bumpy, the free fall appears to be … Continue reading

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Where Are the Move-Up Home Buyers?

Housing has never been more affordable, and yet home ownership is still falling and more Americans are renting. The supply of homes for sale is down 24 percent from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors, but … Continue reading

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Is the 30 Year Fixed Headed to 3 Percent?

Mortgage interest rates hit a new record low last week, and they appear to be on the same trajectory this week. The yield on the ten-year Treasury note touched a new low Monday, 1.396 percent, before coming up slightly, and … Continue reading

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Denver luxury home market hot in June

. Dennis Huspeni Reporter- Denver Business Journal Email  | Facebook  | Twitter  | Real Deals blog Denver’s luxury home market for June was a lot like the record-setting temperatures: hot. There were 63 homes and condos with a price tag of more than … Continue reading

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Denver Realtor Wins Award & Offers Positive Market Outlook

Denver, CO, May 03, 2012 –(PR.com)– Despite the tough economy, people are still buying homes. Denver REALTOR® Jennifer Pollock faced this harsh economy head on in 2011 and worked her way to the top of her profession. In April she … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rate Spreads Widen

I can’t get off the phone with anyone I know without first having to hear about their particular mortgage story; Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but not that far off. The first I heard this morning was about a mortgage … Continue reading

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Home Sales Fall on Credit, Cancellations, Confidence

July’s existing home sales, which represent contract closings, came in well below expectations of a two to three percent gain, falling 3.5 percent month to month. While analysts called for an increase, based on several months of rising pending home … Continue reading

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Housing’s Next Leg Down

I realize everyone is glued to the stock ticker today, watching their personal net worth fall yet again; I know this because every time I wired up to do a live shot on CNBC today, my “hit” was “killed” at … Continue reading

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Lower Loan Limits: Let the Games Begin

The summer has barely started, but the fight is on against changes to loan limits that don’t take place until the first of October. Today the National Association of Home Builders released its own study claiming that lowering the loan … Continue reading

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