Articles filed under Mortgages
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Analysis: Wave of foreclosures may follow housing market boomNov 10, 2020 7:35 am - The housing market is booming. Is this another indication that the recovery from the Pandemic Recession is complete for the rich, while low-income households are left be...
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US long-term mortgage rates flat to lower; 30-year at 2.78%Nov 06, 2020 1:39 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat to lower this week, as the key 30-year rate fell to a new all-time low for the 12th time this year. The backgro...
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US long-term mortgage rates flat this week; 30-year at 2.81%Oct 30, 2020 2:33 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were little changed this week after marking a new all-time low last week. Home loan rates have declined through the year...
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Planning ahead for a post-pandemic first homeSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - This fall, the urge to move forward to homeownership has been intensified by alluringly low mortgage rates. But housing economists say that in many cases rising property...
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FHA mortgage delinquencies reach a recordAug 25, 2020 6:00 am - Federal Housing Administration mortgages - the affordable path to homeownership for many first-time buyers, minorities and low-income Americans - now have the highest de...
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What you need to know about paying your June rent or mortgageJun 08, 2020 6:28 am - Amid record unemployment, millions of Americans are expected to struggle to pay their rent or mortgage in June. Already, more than 8 percent of U.S. homeowners, about 4...
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US mortgage rates at all-time lows; 30-year loan at 3.23%Apr 30, 2020 11:31 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Long-term mortgage rates tumbled to all-time lows this week as the economy and housing market continued to reel from the business and social shutdown s...
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Home lenders brace for up to 15 million U.S. mortgage defaultsApr 06, 2020 7:07 am - Mortgage lenders are preparing for the biggest wave of delinquencies in history. If the plan to buy time works, they may avert an even worse crisis: Mass foreclosures an...
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Rent-to-own options in housing: Move in now, buy laterMar 17, 2020 7:32 am - Soaring home prices. Tight inventories. Student debt. Job mobility. Inability to save enough. Bad credit scores. There is a slate of reasons why homeownership lies beyon...
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Mortgage rates mixed this week after hitting all-time lowsMar 13, 2020 5:52 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were mixed this week after hitting all-time lows last week amid anxiety over risks to the economy from the deepening coro...