Tag Archives: Home Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Rates JUMPED Last Week

Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that average rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 5.29 percent this week, from an average of 4.91 percent a week earlier. It was the highest weekly average in nearly six months The … Continue reading

Posted in 1st Time Home Buyers | Tagged | Leave a comment

30-Year Mortgage Rates Inch Up This Week

Freddie Mac reports an increase in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 5.07 percent for the week ended Feb. 26. Rates rose slightly, from 5.04 percent the prior week. “Mortgage rates were little changed this week amid mixed data reports … Continue reading

Posted in 1st Time Home Buyers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Best Time In Years to Buy Real Estate in The Sunshine State

FLORIDA ECONOMY Gov. Charlie Crist hopes the federal stimulus package helps ease the pain of foreclosures and budget cuts in Florida. During a Kissimmee town hall meeting yesterday, Crist said the plan “could have a tremendous impact on economic development, … Continue reading

Posted in 1st Time Home Buyers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Mortgage Rates Rise After Record Run.

  Mortgage experts polled this week seem to have no idea what will happen to mortgage rates over the next 30 to 45 days, with numbers evenly divided between those who think mortgage rates will go up (31 percent), those who … Continue reading

Posted in 1st Time Home Buyers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment