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Mortgage Financing Increases While Distressed Sales Fall

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Mortgage Financing Increases While Distressed Sales Fall: Survey The popularity of FHA mortgages is slowing down, while the use of mortgage financing is growing overall, according to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey. “Conventional mortgages are making a comeback while FHA mortgages are not,” said Thomas Popik, research director for Campbell Surveys. “Reasons for …

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Fixed Rates Reach Record-Low Averages for 6th Consecutive Week

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“As the employment situation continues to raise concerns, fixed rates fell even lower, slipping yet again to new record-lows, according to a survey from Freddie Mac released Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.67 percent (0.7 point) for the week ending June 7, falling from last week’s average of 3.75 percent. Last year at this …

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Rates Continue to Fall Hitting New Lows Amid Economic Concerns

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Just when it seemed like rates could not fall any further, Freddie Mac reported fixed mortgage rates sunk even further for the week ending May 10. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.83 percent (0.7 point), down slightly from last week’s average of 3.84 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year was 4.63 percent. …

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American Increasingly Optimistic About Homeownership

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New Prudential Real Estate Poll: Americans Increasingly Optimistic About Homeownership Prudential Real Estate, a Brookfield Residential Property Services company, today released a new national survey showing that Americans are significantly more optimistic about homeownership than they were a year ago. According to the second-annual Prudential Real Estate Outlook Survey, a full 60 percent of Americans …

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