Read more mortgage rates stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9162/mortgage-rates.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:56:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew home sales jumped 11% in June, the biggest gain in eight years, the Commerce Department announced today, as the supply fell to its lowest level in more than a decade. With mortgage rates and prices staggeringly low—the median home price fell 12%—buyers came out of the woodwork....http://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 9:36:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe steady rise in interest rates over recent weeks is threatening to trample the green shoots of recovery in the housing market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rates on 30-year mortgages hit 5.79% yesterday, more than a point above the 4.75% "trigger" level analysts say spurred the wave...http://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 7:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60783/home-sale-index-skyrockets-boosting-recovery-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPending sales of existing US homes soared in April, posting their largest jump since October 2001. Combined with a 3.2% jump in March, the 6.7% increase in April—far more than the forecast 0.5%—suggests a longer-term upward trend, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dipping prices, low...http://www.newser.com/story/60783/home-sale-index-skyrockets-boosting-recovery-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 10:05:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60568/f-i-wish-id-refinanced-my-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany homeowners are kicking themselves for not refinancing sooner now that mortgage rates are climbing, ABC News reports. “I was going to save $325 a month, and that covers all kind of things, from gas to groceries,” lamented one. “$325 is a lot of money.” And it’s money, economists say,...http://www.newser.com/story/60568/f-i-wish-id-refinanced-my-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 14:02:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60433/mortgage-rates-hit-3-month-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMortgage rates jumped to a three-month high yesterday, putting hopes for a rebound in the housing market and consumer spending at risk, the Wall Street Journal reports. The average 30-year fixed rate hit 5.44% from 5.29% the day before and 5.03% Tuesday. The rates make it tougher...http://www.newser.com/story/60433/mortgage-rates-hit-3-month-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 7:28:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country’s top lenders are slowly implementing the Obama administration’s plan to help otherwise ineligible borrowers to refinance their mortgages at the current bargain-basement rates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The program is open to those with mortgages owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae who are current on their...http://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 8:26:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53887/mortgages-wont-go-any-lower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe extraordinary measures the Fed has taken to reduce long-term mortgage rates may have hit their limits. Lenders are now quoting an average rate of 4.75% on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, and that’s probably as cheap as it’s going to get, says James Hagerty of the Wall Street Journal . With...http://www.newser.com/story/53887/mortgages-wont-go-any-lower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 8:48:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53476/scammers-set-sights-on-desperate-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA record 5.4 million homeowners across the country are behind on their mortgages, and scam artists are looking to cash in, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Ads offering help lowering mortgage payments are everywhere. But these "loan negotiators" usually provide services that homeowners can handle on their own, for...http://www.newser.com/story/53476/scammers-set-sights-on-desperate-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 14:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48078/mortgage-rates-plunge-to-lowest-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe benchmark 30-year mortgage interest rate has fallen below 5% for the first time ever as the collapsing economy continues to force interest rates down. Adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 5.25%, reports MarketWatch. But many homeowners can't take advantage of the new low rates to refinance because the value of...http://www.newser.com/story/48078/mortgage-rates-plunge-to-lowest-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 2:12:06 CST