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After Falling Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
June 27th, 2009 12:26 am
Tagged with: austin texas real estate, government, lenders, loans, mortgage calculator code, mortgage rates, mortgage widget, real estate, realtor, tbills
After falling from 5.59 to 5.38 the previous week it looks like mortgage rates for the most part held steady this week. Of the four major mortgage products two fell and two rose. But for all four th... [Read More]
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$6 billion available to buy foreclosed homes
Posted at San Diego Real Estate Market News by William Johnston
June 23rd, 2009 3:51 pm
Tagged with: affordable, foreclosed, government, help, lenders, realtor
A government program encouraging lenders to reduce the price on forclosed properties could really help the affordability of housing.
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Is the President's Economic Plan Just Stimulating Conversation?
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
June 19th, 2009 3:25 pm
Tagged with: american recovery and reinvestment act, economy, government, job creation, obama, obamas economic stimulus plan, president, us
Somewhere, somehow 600,000 jobs are going to be created and/or saved by the end of summer. In fact, the White House announced recently that 150,000 jobs have been saved in the last few months. Maybe... [Read More]
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After 2 Weeks of Large Increase Mortgage Rates Fall Again
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
June 19th, 2009 3:21 pm
Tagged with: economy, free mortgage calculator, government, home sales, homes, mortgage interest rates, mortgage rates, real estate, realtor
So for the previous two weeks we saw sizable gains in mortgage rates. Between May 28th and June 11th 30 year mortgage rates jumped from 4.91 to 5.59. This week we saw rates drop down to 5.38. Altho... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Skyrocket
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
June 12th, 2009 2:44 am
Tagged with: austin texas real estate, free mortgage calculator, government, lenders, loans, mortgage rates, mortgage widget, real estate, realtor, tbills
Last week mortgage rates moved up rapidly, moving up from 4.91 to 5.29. This week mortgage rates again jumped up .3 points going from 5.29 to 5.59. On May 21st rates were sitting at 4.82 which was a... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Start to Rise
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
May 20th, 2009 11:59 pm
Tagged with: austin texas real estate, free mortgage calculator, government, lenders, loans, mortgage rates, mortgage widget, real estate, realtor
Mortgage rates rose slightly this week. The lowest rates we have seen in the last 50 years came just 2 weeks ago when 30 year mortgage rates hit 4.78. Since then rates have risen slightly to 4.86.... [Read More]
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Local Entrepreneurs Attend Chamber Workshop to Learn How to Obtain Governmental Contracts
Posted at Larry Vershel Communications by Larry Vershel
May 8th, 2009 10:58 am
Tagged with: business, chamber of commerce, contracts, county, florida, government, small, volusia, west, workshop
The Chamber of Commerce West Volusia recently was the site of a workshop for business owners interested in obtaining governmental contracts.
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Phoenix Real Estate Blog: How Many Phoenicians Will Making Home Affordable Really Help?
Posted at MyPhoenixMLS.com Blog by Bob Stahl
May 5th, 2009 2:49 pm
Tagged with: agent, arizona, bailout, government, making home affordable, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, refinance
In an article the week before last, the Associated Press answered some commonly-asked questions about the governmnet’s Making Home Affordable program, which aims to help homeowners stay in their homes through refinancing and mortgage modification aid.
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The Bully Pulpit versus the Housing Industry
Posted at Matthew Ferrara & Company by Matthew Ferrara
May 2nd, 2009 7:57 am
Tagged with: crisisi, government, housing, real estate
REALTORS should be very worried about the President's willingness to throw out long-standing contract laws.
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