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Most Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels In Years -Freddie

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Mortgage rates declined again this week, deepening from last week’s levels that were already the lowest of 2010, with many reaching the lowest levels in years, according to Freddie Mac’s (FRE) weekly survey of mortgage rates.

Mortgage Rates Continue Slide

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Mortgage rates declined again this week, with many reaching the lowest levels in years, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of mortgage rates.

Hey, Mortgage Industry: Nobody Trusts You

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The mortgage banking industry knows it’s not the most popular kid on the block right now, but it tried to put a positive face on the state of the industry during a convention in New York on Monday.

15-Year Mortgage Rate Falls Again: Can It Go Any Lower?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The average interest rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a new historic low on Friday — 4.20 percent, down slightly from 4.21 last week. The last time the 15-year rate was that low was August 1991, when Freddie Mac began its weekly survey.

Oh, Canada! What We Could Learn From Your Mortgage Market

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

One of the biggest rounds of applause at a housing-policy conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland this week was for Virginie Traclet, a soft-spoken researcher from the Bank of Canada. All the French-born Ms. Traclet had to do was describe Canada’s mortgage market.

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