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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 7, 2010

September 7, 2010
By Richard Staley
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 7, 2010

Mortgage rates worsened 3 days in a row last week for the first time since late-April.
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August 2010 Jobs Report Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher

September 3, 2010
By Richard Staley
August 2010 Jobs Report Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher

On the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases Non-Farm Payrolls data for the month prior. 54,000 jobs were created in August.
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August’s Fed Minutes Lead Mortgage Rates Higher

September 2, 2010
By Richard Staley
August’s Fed Minutes Lead Mortgage Rates Higher

Home affordability took a slight hit this week after the Federal Reserve's release of its August 10 meeting minutes.
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Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement

September 1, 2010
By Richard Staley
Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement

According to the Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Index, home values rose 5 percent in June versus the month prior, and 4 percent from a year earlier. It's the...
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Mortgage Rates May Be Low, But They’re Tough To Pin Down — Especially This Week

August 31, 2010
By Richard Staley
Mortgage Rates May Be Low, But They’re Tough To Pin Down — Especially This Week

Mortgage rates would have been volatile this week. The presence of Labor Day just piles on. If you have a chance to lock something favorable and within your budget,...
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : August 30, 2010

August 30, 2010
By Richard Staley
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : August 30, 2010

When Chairman Bernanke talks, markets listen. His comments about the U.S. economy helped fuel a late-Friday surge in mortgage rates last week.
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