First-Time Homebuyers Have Unique Advantage in Mortgage Market
RISMEDIA, July 28, 2009-(MCT)-First-time homebuyers and those thinking about refinancing are in a great place. Mortgage rates just fell for...
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Freddie Mac Launches Effort to Help Servicers Handle Record Demand for Home Affordable Modifications
RISMEDIA, July 28, 2009-As part of its support for President Obama's Making Home Affordable program, Freddie Mac announced an agreement with...
Fed Plans Consumer-Friendly Changes to Mortgage Rules
RISMEDIA, July 27, 2009-(MCT)-Federal Reserve governors unanimously proposed tough new consumer-friendly disclosure rules for mortgages and home equity loans last week,...
For Some, Small Homes are Just the Right Size
RISMEDIA, July 27, 2009-(MCT)-They had the land and the plan ready for a 3,000-square-foot retirement home. But sticker shock and...
Slowing in Market Deterioration Indicated by July New-Vehicle Retail Sales
RISMEDIA, July 25, 2009- Although new-vehicle retail sales in July are projected to decrease 19% from July 2008, this marks...
Signs of Change: Existing-Home Sales Rise 3.6% in June
RISMEDIA, July 24, 2009-Existing-home sales rose for the third consecutive month with inventory easing and home prices declining less sharply in...
NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
RISMEDIA, July 24, 2009-This week's headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: Free technology resources offered as part of the...
Mortgage Insurers Work to Prevent Home Foreclosures
RISMEDIA, July 24, 2009-As unemployment and home foreclosures continue to rise and threaten the economic recovery, the mortgage insurance industry is...
Regional Spotlight: Greater Philadelphia Housing Prices Decreased 6.3 Percent in First Half of 2009
RISMEDIA, July 24, 2009-Greater Philadelphia region* median home sale prices decreased 6.3% to $210,000 in the first six months of...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
RISMEDIA, July 24, 2009-The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 17,...
What Recent Pre-Marketing Studies Say About Pricing, Policy and Privacy
How can the industry (and you) use data to steer policy and clients in a direction that best serves everyone—whether that is toward “seller choice” or “transparency,” or perhaps both? Read more.
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