The number of mortgage applications fell 6.5% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA also reported that refinancing activity also fell by 6.5% to 64.9% of total applications last week, down from 65.7% the week before. The four-week moving average for all mortgage applications was down 2.5%. Adjustable-rate mortgages made up 5.5% …
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My experience with Brian Leibowitz was wonderful! After being denied by another mortgage broker AFTER we paid for the CEMA (transfer of state mortgage taxes), I was so upset knowing that we would not get reimbursed the money that we paid for the CEMA.
I had asked a friend of mine if she knew any mortgage brokers that …
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Next-Day Cash-Out Refinancing Available
At Affordable Financial Services, we can cash-out refinance a day after a purchase, as long as we can show that improvements were made or the home was purchased below market value. This is great for someone who purchased a steal, or for investors who want to pull some of their cash out. …
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Freddie Mac reported this week that the average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose from 4.80% last week to 4.81% this week. Meanwhile, the average rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased from 4.09% last week to 4.08% this week. The average rate on a five-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell to 3.69%, compared to 3.70% last …
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Pending home sales rose 2.0% in December, says the National Association of REALTORS. It was the fifth increase in the past six months. The NAR says its pending home sales index rose to 93.7 from a downwardly revised 91.9 in November. However, the index is still 4.2% below the figures from December 2009. (Pending home …
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The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales in December jumped 12.3% from the previous month. The NAR recently reported a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.28 million units in December, compared to the upwardly revised figure of 4.70 million units in November. However, the December 2010 figures are 2.9% below the December 2009 figure …
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Daily Real Estate News recently reported that housing starts are expected to increase in 2011. But by how much? It depends on who you ask.
During an economic update at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando on January 12, David Crowe, The National Association of Home Builders’ chief economist, said that projected single-family home starts are …
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The Washington Post reported today that Fannie Mae will charge people more to get a home loan — even for those with perfect credit and can afford to put down a large down payment. The cost for a home loan may be even higher for those with less-than-perfect credit who do not have that much …
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A recent article from REALTORMag.com reported that New York leads the country with the longest foreclosure process. In some cases, it may take years before delinquent borrowers finally give up their homes.
According to data from LPS Applied Analytics, the Empire State holds the longest average in the nation, with mortgage loans in the foreclosure process …
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Mortgage rates hit its highest levels in seven months last week, Bloomberg News recently reported. According to data from Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate loan went up from 4.81% two weeks ago to 4.86% last week. The 15-year fixed-rate was at 4.2% last week, compared to 4.17% the previous week.
Rising mortgage rates may mean that …
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