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  • National Average Long-Term Mortgage Rate Rises to 5 Percent - RealEstateRama

    McLean, VA - October 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.00 percent with an average 0.7 point for ...
    2009-10-22 11:37:00
  • Israel property market may lose top ranking on rates - Daily Business Review

    srael, the best-performing residential property market this year, may lose its standing after becoming one of the first countries to raise interest rates since the global recession began. “A bubble began to emerge this year, fueled by the Bank of ...
    2009-10-22 09:29:00
  • Credit Crisis Continues To Affect U.S. Pipeline - Hotels Magazine

    The credit crisis continues to significantly affect lodging real estate development. Early in the cycle, larger (150 rooms or more), high-end projects were impacted the most, as institutional-sized lenders halted real estate lending. Today, regional ...
    2009-10-22 12:20:00
  • Jobless Claims Led Higher by Layoffs in Manufacturing and Construction - MortgageNewsDaily.com

    The Department of Labor this morning released the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims report, also known as Jobless Claims. This data set tracks new filings for unemployment insurance benefits and the number of Americans who continue to receive ...
    2009-10-22 01:32:00
  • October 2009 - prospect

    The strikes also created a paranoia among the Taliban. They believed that a network of local informants guided the missiles. Innocent civilians were rounded up, accused of working as American spies and then executed. Several days after the drone ...
    2009-10-22 01:18:00
  • Negotiators mull public option in health care bill - Longview Daily News

    Senior Senate Democrats at work with White House officials on health care legislation are strongly considering a requirement for the federal government to sell insurance in direct competition with private industry, officials said Thursday, with ...
    2009-10-22 06:40:00
  • VERSACE: Recovery may be W-shaped - Washington Times

    The last few days have been interesting to watch in the stock market. On the one hand, several companies are issuing positive commentaries about their outlooks, but at the same time some fresh economic data have dashed hopes of any pronounced pickup ...
    2009-10-22 06:54:00
  • Canada's housing starts in September about where expected - Journal of Commerce

    Journal of CommerceCanada's housing starts in September about where expectedJournal of CommerceOne is the very low level of interest and mortgage rates. Another is the surge in existing home sales since the first quarter of this year. ...and more »
    2009-10-22 01:01:26
  • Major banks dominate lending: Ami - FT Adviser

    Major banks dominate lending: AmiFT AdviserIt also noted that Libor rates are now at their lowest premium to base rates since early last year and that while bank margins are increasing, ...and more »
    2009-10-22 05:02:06
  • My take on the rest of the MMR proposals - Mortgage Strategy

    Mortgage StrategyMy take on the rest of the MMR proposalsMortgage StrategyFor anyone taking out a tracker today a 2% increase is too low a rate to use, whereas for someone taking a 10 year fix it would be fair to use the actual ...
    2009-10-22 05:42:24
  • This isn'ta recovery. It's an Obama Bubble - Spiked

    This isn'ta recovery. It's an Obama BubbleSpikedjpmorgan, Citibank and others have, for the first time, made significant 'write up' gains on their leveraged loans and mortgage-backed assets. ...
    2009-10-22 06:20:09
  • Israel Property Market May Lose Top Ranking on Rates - Bloomberg

    Israel Property Market May Lose Top Ranking on RatesBloombergMortgage rates are about 2 percent, according to Mortgage Israel, the country's largest home-loan brokerage. The average rate for the past five years was ...and more »
    2009-10-22 06:24:35
  • Washington Federal Reports Quarterly Net Income of $9.6 Million and $40.7 ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)

    Washington Federal Reports Quarterly Net Income of $9.6 Million and $40.7 ...SYS-CON Media (press release)Single family residential mortgage loans, which represent 75% of the net total portfolio, experienced delinquencies of only 2.91%, which compares favorably ...and more »
    2009-10-22 07:31:40
  • Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010 - Architectural Record

    Architectural RecordHousing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010Architectural RecordHis residential forecast hinges on continued low mortgage rates and the extension of first-time homebuyer tax credits. Multifamily housing will also begin ...
    2009-10-22 11:04:52
  • Hos of recovery - HoweStreet.com

    Hos of recoveryHoweStreet.comDitto for those who write me daily crowing about their new locked-in, sous-4% five-year mortgage. They understand housing is now at the top, and rates are ...
    2009-10-22 11:36:46