LA Real Estate Advice: Refinancing Applications at 15-Month High

LA Real Estate Advice: Refinancing Applications at 15-Month High

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 18, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Applications for mortgage refinancing hit a 15-month high last week as interest rates remained near historic lows, a mortgage bankers’ group said Wednesday. The refinance Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: ‘Fundamental Change’ for Fannie and Freddie

LA Real Estate Advice: ‘Fundamental Change’ for Fannie and Freddie

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: With sweeping financial reform legislation enacted, the White House and Congress now must focus on fixing the mess created by the failed housing finance giants Fannie Mae Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: The Wasted 4.44% Mortgage Rate

LA Real Estate Advice: The Wasted 4.44% Mortgage Rate

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 16, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: It appears even the bright spots of this tired economy are still working against heavily indebted homeowners. Mortgage rates have hit new lows nearly every week, but many Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: The Worst Is Over, Some Experts Conclude

LA Real Estate Advice: The Worst Is Over, Some Experts Conclude

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: With housing recovering slowly, most economists predicted in a recent survey that it will take at least five years for average home prices to climb back to the levels they Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Beware of Foundation Problems

LA Real Estate Advice: Beware of Foundation Problems

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Selling a house isn’t easy these days. There are a huge number of homes on the market, and buyers are easily scared off if they encounter problems that may negatively Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Low Rates Finally Spark Refinancings

LA Real Estate Advice: Low Rates Finally Spark Refinancings

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 13, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Borrower Activity Is Picking Up, Lenders Say, but Many Homeowners Who Could Benefit Also Can’t Qualify for a Loan. After months of hovering near 50-year lows, mortgage Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 30-Year Mortgage at Lowest Rate Since 1971

LA Real Estate Advice: 30-Year Mortgage at Lowest Rate Since 1971

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 12, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage rates continued to decline this week, plunging to the lowest level in decades, according to surveys from Freddie Mac and Bankrate. Freddie Mac’s weekly report Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Prices Slowly Creeping Up

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Prices Slowly Creeping Up

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 11, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The weak economy and continued high unemployment has kept housing markets cool. As a result, the median price of a single-family home crept up just 1.5% to $176,900 in the Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Fed to Keep Holdings Stable in Bid to Boost Growth

LA Real Estate Advice: Fed to Keep Holdings Stable in Bid to Boost Growth

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 10, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Federal Reserve officials made their first attempt to bolster the economy in more than a year, saying they will maintain their holdings of securities to stop money from Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Changes to Underwriting May Affect Many Buyers

LA Real Estate Advice: Changes to Underwriting May Affect Many Buyers

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 09, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The real estate industry and especially the mortgage industry have been overwhelmed with changes, regulations and consolidations recently. In the last couple of months, Read More >

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