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Today’s real estate market pins The Simpsons house at $450,000
Source: AV Club --- Earlier this year economists came to the sad, somehow not-at-all-shocking conclusion that The Simpsons’ depiction of an average, single-income suburban life populated by celebrity guest cameos and annual, non-canonical Halloween vignettes...
Liz Weston: Shopping for a mortgage? Your credit score may take a small hit
Source: Oregon Live --- Dear Liz: We’re trying to refinance a mortgage. All of the mortgage lenders claim that checking our credit scores will not affect the scores. However, that is not true. What gives? The three credit bureaus all list “too many inquiries” and...
Mortgage and real estate news this week: The great Fed taper and Zillow says bye-bye to iBuying
Source: Bankrate --- Change is in the air in the real estate and mortgage industries, and it’s not just because of falling temperatures. From policy shifts at the Fed to advice for millennial homebuyers, here’s what you need to know. 1. The Fed prepares to taper It’s...
Green mortgages: could your loan help make Britain greener?
Source: The Guardian --- Homes account for more than a fifth of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, which may help explain why the government and others believe green mortgages could be a gamechanger for moving to a sustainable future. Although they have been around in one...
Mortgage rates fall for first time in weeks, Freddie Mac data shows
Source: Fox Business --- Mortgage interest rates fell for the first time in weeks in early November, hitting 3.09% annual percentage rate (APR), according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac. But despite this drop, experts said rates will...
Higher interest rates mean more expensive mortgages
Source: The Economist --- If the economy is a machine, then monetary policymakers are backroom engineers. On November 4th they held the Bank of England’s interest rate steady at 0.1%, but seem poised to tweak it upwards soon. Investors expect the rate to rise above 1%...
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