Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Mortgage applications rise 6.2% despite higher rates

Home loan borrowers seem undeterred by the highest interest rates in five months, or perhaps provoked by them. This is especially evident among homebuyers.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The real reason foreclosures spiked in October

It is possibly the nastiest consequence of the holiday season. Foreclosures rise now, as banks try to get ahead of the traditional December moratoriums, when they suspend all foreclosures due to the holidays.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Drowning homeowners are getting relief

While the number of borrowers in a negative-equity position on their mortgages is still high, at just over 14 million, that number is falling fast, especially for those most seriously underwater.
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