Home prices fell 2.1% from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of 2010, and average mortgage rates are at their lowest of the year, according to data released by Freddie Mac. » Read more…
Tag Archives: Freddie Mac
Mortgage Rates and Overall Home Prices Down
Posted by MORTGAGE BLOG NEWS on March 4, 2011
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US mortgage rates steady at or near record lows
Posted by MORTGAGE BLOG NEWS on March 3, 2011
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U.S. mortgage rates stayed at or near record lows in the past week, with the 30-year fixed rate 1/2 percentage point lower than a year ago, home funding company Freddie Mac (FRE.N)(FRE.P) said on Thursday. » Read more…
Fifteen-Year Mortgage Hits a Record Low
Posted by MORTGAGE BLOG NEWS on March 3, 2011
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WASHINGTON—Home-mortgage rates were little changed last week, holding steady for the most part at or near recent lows, including a record for the 15-year fixed-rate loan, Freddie Mac said. » Read more…
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Lowest in Three Weeks
Posted by MORTGAGE BLOG NEWS on March 3, 2011
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Yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage securities that guide U.S. home-loan rates fell to the lowest in three weeks relative to Treasuries, as debt investors sought safer assets. » Read more…
Misery continues at Fannie and Freddie
Posted by MORTGAGE BLOG NEWS on March 3, 2011
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The mortgage giants may need billions in US loans, write Lorraine Woellert and John Gittelsohn. » Read more…