Topic: Mortgage Bankers Association
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Mortgage rates fall to 3.4 percentThe average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased 2 basis point to 3.43 percent since last week, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association data.
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Home prices on the rise: why that is good for US economy
Nationwide, home prices rose 3.6 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2011, new data show. The jump points to a broad recovery in the long-sluggish housing market.
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Mortgage rates down from last weekThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage decreased 6 basis point to 3.43 percent since last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly applications survey.
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Mortgage rates flat in latest reportThe average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went flat at 3.45 percent since last week while the purchase application volume declined 3 percent.
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Mortgage rates drop 9 pointsThe latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined 9 basis points to 3.45 percent since last week.
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Housing prices: Are short sales in danger?
As housing prices recover, short sales have become an increasingly popular escape route for indebted homeowners. But the future of short sales depends on a tax cut extension from Congress that may or may not come, and realtors argue that housing prices haven't rebounded enough for many homeowners to afford their debt forgiveness as a tax.
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Time to refinance your mortgage? Rates hit historic lows.
Mortgage interest rates are at their lowest point since records have been kept. Last week, some 81 percent of the loans made were refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Housing market turning a corner? Signs of hope for homeowners.Rising home values and declining foreclosure rates indicate a slow but steady recovery for the US housing market. Obstacles remain, however, including negative equity due to 'underwater' mortgages.
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Paper Economy
Mortgage rates fall to 3.62 percentThe average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 3.62 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 8 percent.
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Mortgage rates fall to 3.71 percent, hit yet another record lowMortgage rates with a 30-year fixed interest rate declined to 3.71% since last week while the purchase application volume increased 3.0% and the refinance application volume declined 3.0% over the same period. last week's disappointing jobs report pushed mortgage rates to their 10th record low in 12 weeks.
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More news on the housing front as mortgages continue to declineThe latest results of a weekly applications survey covering roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations showing in part that the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage went flat at 3.79% since last week.
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Happy Wednesday! Dow leaps 286 points, best day of the year
The rally started early and gathered force in the afternoon. The charge turned the Dow positive for 2012 and erased the biggest loss of the year less than a week after it happened to close at 12,414..
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Paper Economy
Long-term mortgage rates hit record low levels, survey showsThe Mortgage Bankers Association published this week the results of a survey that includes the purchase application index, which has been highlighted as particularly important for capturing the demand side of residential real estate.
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Paper Economy
Mortgage rates tumble to record lows. Again.The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage declined 2 basis points to 3.81 percent since last week, the lowest value on on record for this MBA series, while the purchase application volume declined 0.6 percent, and the refinance application declined 1.5 percent over the same period.
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Home prices hit post-boom lows: What does that mean for housing market?
Despite fresh optimism about the housing market, home prices in the Case-Shiller Index fell during the first quarter, suggesting that the market is still stabilizing.
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Paper Economy
Mortgage rates slide to record lowsMortgage rates continue to drop well below 4 percent. The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 2 basis points to 3.83 percent since last week, the lowest value on on record for this MBA series. The purchase application volume declined 3.0 percent and the refinance application increased 5.6 percent over the same period.
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Mortgage rates inch down to 3.91 percentThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 1 basis point to 3.91 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 3.4 percent and the refinance application increased 1.3 percent over the same period.
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Mortgage rates stay under four percentThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage went unchanged at 3.92 percent since last week, while the purchase application volume increased 2.9 percent and the refinance application declined 0.7 percent over the same period.
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30-year mortgage rates fall to 3.92 percentThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage (from FHA and conforming GSE data) declined 2 basis points to 3.92 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 2.7 percent and the refinance application declined 5.6 percent over the same period.
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Mortgage rates fall below 4 percent. Again.The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 4 basis points to 3.94 percent since last week while the purchase application volume declined a notable 11.2 percent and the refinance application umped 13.5 percent over the same period.
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30-year mortgage rates drop to 4.03 percentThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 7 basis points to 4.03 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 7.2 percent and the refinance application climbed 4.0 percent over the same period.
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30-year mortgage rates up to 4.10 percentThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage increased 4 basis points to 4.10% since last week, while the purchase application volume increased 3.3 percent and the refinance application dropped 4.6% over the same period.
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Mortgage rates climb. Really?The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage jumped 12 basis points to 4.06 percent since last week, while the purchase application volume declined 1.0 percent and the refinance application dropped 9.3 percent over the same period.
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Mortgage rates still fallingThe average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 3 basis points to 3.94 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 4.4 percent and the refinance application declined 4.10 percent over the same period.
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30-year mortgage rate at 3.96 percentThe latest data is showing that the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage went flat at 3.96% since last week while the purchase application volume increased 2.1% and the refinance application declined 2.0% over the same period.
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