Last month, applications for Mortgage demand reached its highest point in nearly 3 months, due to falling interest rates.
Surging demand to purchase and refinance homes helped fuel the biggest percentage gain in applications since March according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The seasonally adjusted...
Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress on Tuesday noting that the job market and the overall economy has begun to weaken. Mainly due to higher energy prices, weather, the Japan crisis, and consumer confidence. Though he also noted he expects the weakness to be short-lived and...
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
Publication date: May 10, 2010
NEW YORK – The rate of late mortgage payments dropped in the first quarter for the first time since 2006, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.
The 60-day delinquency rate slipped to 6.77 percent, from 6.89 percent in...
By: Diana Olick
CNBC Real Estate Reporter
AP
Over the weekend, after Friday’s report on sales of newly constructed homes, I found myself in a bit of a “debate” with California-based real estate analyst Mark Hanson, for whom I have great respect.
Hanson suggested...