Mortgage Interest Rate Real Estate Articles

CNN Money, August 13 – Mortgage borrowers look for stability
Freddie Mac said refinancing borrowers are choosing fixed-rate loans, not adjustable-rate ones.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/real_estate/more_fixed_less_ARMs/ 

MSNBC, August 13 – High-risk mortgages turning into toxic mess
Experts believe the biggest problems will emerge during next 16 months
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20216643/from/ET/ 

CNN Money, August 13 – Mortgage meltdown contagion
A grim forecast has economists more pessimistic over how far the collapse will spread to the rest of the economy.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/10/real_estate/mortgage_meltdown_crushing_other_markets/index.htm 

CNN Money, August 11 – Who can’t get a mortgage now
Buyers with good credit and a down payment will make out well – all others, prepare to pay.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/10/real_estate/mortgage_rates/index.htm 

Market Watch, August 7 – Steady Fed sees risks to growth but keeps focus on inflation
The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to sit tight on interest rates and keep its focus on inflation, but at the same time acknowledged there were downside risks from the recent turmoil in financial markets.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/steady-fed-keeps-inflation-focus/story.aspx?guid=%7B8B817A77%2DB337%2D4B51%2DBB96%2D592430BDEDED%7D&dist=SecMKTW 

Market Watch, August 7 – Alt-A mortgage-backed securities in firing line
So-called Alt-A mortgages, which were considered higher quality than subprime home loans, are also suffering from rising delinquencies and the harsh scrutiny of rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/alt-mortgage-backed-securities-firing-line/story.aspx?guid=%7BA1B91AAA%2DCD87%2D45D5%2D8814%2D5BBAE12D50E4%7D&dist=SecMostMailed 

Nation’s Building News, Week of August 6 – Mortgage Interest Rates Drift a Bit Lower
Mortgage interest rates declined slightly last week for the second week in a row, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, and the company’s chief economist, Frank Nothaft, said that he was beginning to see at least an inkling of good news, with some signs of market stabilization.
http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2007-08-06/Economics+%26+Finance/index.html 

Market Watch, August 3 – Mortgage crisis may prompt Fed to cut rates
The mortgage crisis that’s shaking capital markets could encourage the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, economists said this week.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mortgage-crisis-may-prompt-fed/story.aspx?guid=%7B34328864%2DDF32%2D4FA9%2DB68E%2D70DB7074F33A%7D&dist=SecMKTW 

Nation’s Building News, Week of July 30 – Mortgage Credit Standard Tightening May Be Near an End
The worst of the tightening of credit standards for home mortgages resulting from the emergence of problems in the subprime market early this year may be drawing to an end, NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders told reporters in a July 25 teleconference on the mid-year outlook for the housing industry.
http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2007-07-30/Front+Page/index.html 

Reuters, July 23 – U.S. mortgage rates unchanged on Monday – BestInfo
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage with no upfront points was unchanged at 7 percent on Monday, according to BestInfo Inc.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-07-23T200126Z_01_N23575528_RTRIDST_0_USA-MORTGAGES-BESTINFO.XML 

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