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Mortgage rates
High mortgage rates bring changes in loan applications
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 6, 2018
The Mortgage Bankers Association will release some new data today on how many folks are applying for mortgages in the United States. Numbers have been down consistently for the past couple of months. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
First-time homebuyers are taking out more new loans
by
Ryan Kailath
May 25, 2017
And nearly a quarter of them are using a gift from family or a friend, realtors say.
Existing home sales likely to show a drop in February, economists say
Mar 22, 2017
Existing home sales numbers for February are out today. January sales increased 3.3 percent to a 10-year high, but economists anticipate a dip for February, although that’s still up from last year. One factor: an improving job market. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Re-thinking the boring bond
May 12, 2015
Dissecting the bond market's "conga line of ramifications."
Who's afraid of 5 percent mortgage rates?
by
Gigi Douban
Jun 28, 2013
Do fast-rising interest rates threaten the growing recovery in housing? Experts say prices are still low enough to attract buyers.
30-year mortgage rate falls again. Good news or bad?
by
Paddy Hirsch
Sep 15, 2011
Freddie Mac announced today that the 30-year mortgage rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1951. It's at 4.09 percent now, which should be...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends efforts in Libya, home prices continue to decline
Mar 29, 2011
Here are the latest headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
For public good, not for profit.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mortgage applications hit a three-month high, Ivory Coast 'nationalizes' cocoa
Mar 9, 2011
More people are applying for mortgages than at anytime in the past three months. That's according to the Mortgage Bankers Association....
MID-DAY UPDATE: Bernanke: Too big to fail?
by
Bill Radke
Sep 2, 2010
...Shut 'em down
Is high unemployment here to stay?
Retailers show surprisingly solid sales
Flash crash: SEC suspects "quote stuffing" and "sub-...
MID-DAY UPDATE: The Senate could vote today to send $26 billion to the states...
by
Bill Radke
Aug 5, 2010
... The "jobs bill"would avert state worker layoffs.
New unemployment claims rise
Sales for big retailers like Costco, Macy's, & Target are...