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Mortgage Rates Unchanged…Then Very Changed

On January 5, 2011 By

If unemployment moves lower, it is usually will mean that home values and mortgage rates move higher. If that’s the case, home affordability figures should drop from these unprecedented levels.

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The Fed Minutes Keep Mortgage Rates On Hold (For Now)

On January 5, 2011 By

The Federal Reserve released its December 14 meeting minutes Tuesday afternoon. There wasn’t much there to disturb mortgage markets, thankfully.

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Fed Minutes Help Push Mortgage Rates To 4-Month High

On November 26, 2010 By

Bond markets have not taken kindly to the Fed Minutes. The minutes show a propensity toward Fed “action”, most of which markets believe to be inflationary. Inflation leads to higher mortgage rates and that’s exactly what we’ve seen.

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Fed Minutes Edge Mortgage Rates Higher

On October 13, 2010 By

The Federal Reserve released its September 21, 2010 meeting minutes Tuesday afternoon. Mortgage rates are slightly higher today.

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Federal Reserve: Why Home Sales Didn’t Drop This Winter

On April 7, 2010 By

Mortgage rates for most loans for first time home buyers improved on Tuesday following the release of the Fed minutes.

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First Time Homebuyers – Tick Tock

On February 18, 2010 By

They were indeed influential, pushing rates to their highest levels of the year for most first time home buyer loans. The notable exception was the state programs as those are not typically driven by market fluctuation.

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