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Mortgage Rates Remain Flat

Mortgage rates continued to stay above seven percent this week as the Federal Reserve paused its interest rate hikes, according to Freddie Mac. With these high rates, housing demand is cooling off and homebuilders are feeling the effect, Fannie Mae said in its report yesterday. For the first time in serval months builder sentiment […]
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Tips To Help Create A Secure Home

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Housing Affordability Falls To 16 Year Low

Housing affordability in California fell to the lowest level in nearly 16 years as interest rates remained above 6 percent for the third straight quarter and home prices remained high due to the limited supply of homes on the market, the California Association of Realtors reported today. Fewer than one in five home buyers, […]
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Mortgage Rates Rise Again

Mortgage rates rose this week with the 30-year fixed rate average now at 6.9 percent, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago it stood at 5.13 percent. The combination of upbeat economic data and the U.S. credit rating downgrade were behind the upside move, it said. “Despite higher rates and lower purchase demand, home prices […]