Total Number of News: 202
  • 7/12/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Interest rates level out just short of 7% but inflation and the Fed will determine if that's as high as they go
    You should still be prepared for mortgage rates to push past 7% this summer even though their relentless increase has stalled just short of that the past few weeks.Our survey of major lenders found the average cost for a 30-year fixed-rate loan fell to 6...
  • 7/6/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Expect mortgage rates to push past 7% -- how far past 7% depends on inflation and the Fed
    Be prepared for mortgage rates to push past 7% over the next few weeks. The average cost for a 30-year fixed-rate loan topped 6.9% again this week in Interest.com's survey of major lenders. And the rates on virtually every type of consumer loan will almo...
  • 6/30/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Expect mortgage rates to push past 7% after Fed raised rates -- again
    Be prepared for mortgage rates to push past 7% over the next few weeks. The average cost for a 30-year fixed-rate loan soared to 6.93% in Interest.com's latest survey, and Federal Reserve Bank raised the rate it charges banks to borrow money another quar...
  • 6/29/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Expect mortgage rates to push past 7% after Fed raises rates -- again
    Be prepared for mortgage rates to push past 7% over the next few weeks. The average cost for a 30-year fixed-rate loan soared to 6.93% in Interest.com's latest survey, and Federal Reserve Bank raised the rate it charges banks to borrow money another quar...
  • 6/5/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Mortgage payments going up? We have a plan to help
    If you got an adjustable rate mortgage over the last three to five years, the low introductory rate that made your monthly payments seem so affordable is probably over or nearly over.Now your payments are going up, maybe by hundreds of dollars a month, ...
  • 5/31/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Move your hard-to-sell house with a new pricing strategy
    If your house has been languishing on the market with few showings and no buyer in sight, here's a strategy you might not have considered.It's called value-range marketing or range pricing.Instead of offering your house at a single price, provide buyers ...
  • 5/24/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Flood insurance: Get it before you're soaked
    If you don't know how prone your house is to flooding and let's face it, most of us don't now is the time to find out.It's quick, easy and will help you decide whether to spend a few hundred dollars a year on flood insurance.Most of us assume we're saf...
  • 5/19/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Can't sell it? Don't rent it until you know the pitfalls
    Renting a house you can't sell or can't sell for the price you want -- might sound like a good idea. But it's not.We understand why a growing number of homeowners might be tempted.You've got to move and it's taking longer than expected to sell your hous...
  • 5/17/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Surging inflation means you'll pay more for a mortgage
    Could mortgage rates push past 7% by early summer?It hasn't cost that much to finance a house in more than four years, but we are certainly headed in that direction.That means many buyers will have to settle for smaller homes. Or sellers will have to set...
  • 5/17/2006 - Mortgage Headlines
    Surging inflation means you'll pay more for a mortgage
    Mortgage rates have been rising sharply since last June and we don't expect them to level off anytime soon, especially after a Wednesday report showed consumer prices rising faster than expected.Inflation is what prompts the Federal Reserve Bank to boost...