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By Amy Patterson On January 26, 2016

Prepayment Numbers Jump

A trend that’s signaling good news for homeowners and for the market is the number of homeowners who are now prepaying on their...


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For the twelfth-straight week, mortgage rates in the U.S. remain below 4%. This may signal many good things for the housing...


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By Amy Patterson On September 29, 2015

Mortgage Apps Rising

The hype around the Federal Reserve’s possible interest rate rise caused a noticeable jump in mortgage applications for the week...


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There’s more good news for the housing market after last week brought with it a drop in America’s negative equity rate. The...


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Tags: Mortgage, Homeowners, Home Loans,

By Amy Patterson On September 9, 2015

Small Dip Prompts Big Boost

Last week, the housing market proved that even the slightest change could make a huge difference in the number of Americans ready...


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By Amy Patterson On September 3, 2015

Market Trends

According the RealtyTrac’s most recent home sales report, July 2015 proved to be a month of the good, the bad and the…good?...


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