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No doubt you’ve heard that mortgage rates are low. They’re lower than they’ve ever been in history.  The news is everywhere. Just check out some of these headlines from......

For the second consecutive month, U.S. consumer confidence is plunging. July’s official reading is its lowest since July of last year and the figures run in stark contrast to just two mo......

Standard & Poors released its Case-Shiller Index Tuesday. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, between April and May 2010, home prices rose in 19 of Case-Shiller’s 20 tracked markets.&nb......

After a down month in May, the sales of newly-built homes appears back on track. As published by the Census Bureau, June’s New Home Sales report showed: A 24 percent sales volume incre......

Mortgage markets worsened last week for the first time in 6 weeks last week. Investors were pleased with corporate earnings reports and the European bank stress tests results.  Stocks gai......

Consistent with most post-home buyer tax credit housing news, the National Association of Realtors® says Existing Home Sales eased lower last month. An “existing home” is a hom......

The New York Times ran an important story this week concerning pregnancy and mortgage approvals. Titled “Need a Mortgage? Don’t Get Pregnant“, the article discussed the di......

Builder confidence in the housing market slipped this month, according to the National Association of Homebuilders’ monthly Housing Market Index. The Housing Market Index is actually a w......

Mortgage markets improved for the 5th straight week last week as consumer confidence waned and inflation data tamed. Investors ignored the news that 19 of 23 reporting S&P 500 companies be......

According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates made new all-time lows this week and the good news is that rates look poised to fall even more. Since the Federal Reserve’s release of its June 2......