Where are the Best Places To Raise A Family in the U.S.?

December 13, 2011

BusinessWeek recently released its 2011 America’s Best Place to Raise a Family rankings. College-town Blacksburg, Virginia took top honors, breaking a 2-year win streak for the Chicago, Illinois region.

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Fed Meets for Final Time of 2011, Expect Rates to be Volatile This Week

December 12, 2011

Calendar is Full of Rate-Moving News This week, the momentum may continue. The main story we’ll be watching is the Federal Open Market Committee’s Tuesday meeting — its 8th scheduled meeting of the year and its last until 2012. When the Fed meets, mortgage rates are often volatile. At its meeting, the FOMC is expected to […]

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Rates Remained Mostly Unchanged for 6th Straight Week Last Week

December 12, 2011

The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week. Mortgage rates could get volatile.

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What’s the Difference Between a 15 Year and a 30 Year Fixed Rate?

December 9, 2011

For as low as 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates are today, 15-year fixed rate mortgage rates are even lower.

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What Does it Mean to Escrow for Taxes And Insurance?

December 8, 2011

Want a discount on your next mortgage rate? Tell your lender that you’re willing to escrow.

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Rates Continue to Hold Near 4% for the 5th Straight Week

December 7, 2011

Mortgage rates have troughed. Or, so it seems.

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Fed Meets for Final 2011 Meeting Next Week

December 6, 2011

The Federal Open Market Committee released its November 2011 meeting minutes, revealing a Fed split on whether new stimulus is needed for the U.S. economy.

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Tomorrow’s Jobs Report Will Determine Rate Movement

December 1, 2011

At 8:30 AM ET Friday, the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its November Non-Farm Payrolls report. Have you been floating a mortgage rate? It may be time to lock.

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New Case-Shiller Index Reports Home Values Down Nationwide

November 30, 2011

Standard & Poor’s released its September 2011 Case-Shiller Index this week. The index tracks home price changes in select cities between months, quarters, and years. The Case-Shiller Index for September showed drastic devaluations nationwide.

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Builders Keeping Home Prices in Check by Only Building to Meet Demand

November 29, 2011

If you plan to buy of new construction in 2012, don’t expect today’s low prices. Like everything in housing of late, the market for newly-built homes appears to be improving.

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