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What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 8, 2013
Last week saw a relatively quiet week due to the 4th of July holiday, but there were some housing-related developments.
Go Green By Faking It With Artificial Grass
The summer heat is starting to take its toll on you and your thirsty lawn. Homeowners spend hundreds of dollars every summer striving to grow healthy grass and keep it green. If you’re sick of trying to maintain a manicured lawn, then you can go green another way. Install artificial turf.
Gain Independence From Your Home This Fourth Of July
Want to sell your home this summer? With the help of a real estate professional, you could be signing a closing agreement and on your way to a whole new housing world before winter sets in. So, get inspired this Fourth of July to liberate yourself from your current home.
Liberate Yourself From Your Mortgage With This Simple Plan
What if you could accelerate the mortgage payment on your home so that you own your property several years earlier than your 15 or 30 year term?
Making your final mortgage payment and owning your house is an incredibly good feeling and there is a simple way that you can bring about that rewarding day much sooner.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 1, 2013
The past week was active for economic news and mortgage rates. The aftermath of the Fed’s indication that it may start dialing back its multi-billion dollar monthly purchases of Treasury and mortgage backed securities has sent mortgage rates to record highs.
How To Improve Your Credit Score For Better Financing Terms
You have found a home and are ready to apply for financing. Your pre-approval amount comes back not as high as you would have expected and at an interest rate significantly above what your friends just got on their loan. This could be because you have an average to poor credit score.
Home Prices Record Highest Monthly Gains Since Case Shiller Index Inception
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for April indicate that the housing recovery gained ground.
In April 2013 average home prices tracked in the Case-Shiller 10 and 20-city Composites increased by 11.60 and 12.10 percent year-over-year. On a month-to-month basis, the Composites increased by 2.60 and 2.50 percent respectively.
3 Clever But Simple Ways To Get Your Home Mortgage Paid Faster
Paying off the mortgage on your home faster means that you will not only have the satisfaction of owning your own home sooner, you will also have the benefit of paying much less in interest over the years.
The faster you pay off your mortgage, the more money you can save, so here are some tips to accelerate your payment schedule.
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 24, 2013
Comments by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke after Wednesday’s FOMC meeting caused havoc in financial markets as investors anticipated the potential effects of any rollback of the Fed’s policy of quantitative easing (QE). Chairman Bernanke said that the Fed may begin reducing its $85 billion monthly purchase of Treasury securities and MBS toward the end of this year.
Home Builder Confidence Jumps By Widest Margin Since 2002
U.S. housing markets are gaining as demand for homes exceeds available supplies in many areas. The National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for June increased by eight points over May’s reading to achieve a positive reading of 52. This last happened in August-September of 2002, when HMI monthly readings also jumped by eight points.