Mortgage rates could go even lower
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Hawaii mortgage rates fell an eighth of a point to a prevailing 30-year rate of 5.25 percent this week, but even this may not be the low points, thanks to a downtrend in the interest rates paid on 10-year Treasury notes.
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MCLEAN, Va. -- Mortgage rates have eased with help from last week&#39;s disappointing government numbers on new jobs. The mortgage company Freddie Mac reports that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages now average 5.74 percent, down from 5.82 in last week&#39;s survey.
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Mortgage applications barely advanced last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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Mortgage applications barely advanced  last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels  since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely  reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a  loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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Mortgage applications fell for a second straight week as interest rates remained near recent highs, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Borrowers should be wary of programs that play off their fears of losing their homes when mortgage rates reset to significantly higher levels.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30- and  15-year mortgages fell for a third straight week, mortgage  finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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Mortgage lending has fallen for two successive months for the first time in four years, reinforcing observations of a weakening property market.
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With prices falling, home sellers might have to accept lower prices than they had hoped for, while buyers might find it tougher to qualify for a mortgage.
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The US housing downturn may damage investment funds linked to sub-prime lending, experts say.
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Mortgage rates edged lower as a weak employment report pointed to a softer economy, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
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Home prices have plunged by 10 percent or more in some parts of the United States and interest rates on mortgages are at enticing levels, but many potential buyers are waiting for prices to fall further.
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A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.
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Interest rates may have peaked, the Bank of England has signalled as it warned that house prices could fall further in the coming months.
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Business & money: Housing market slows as mortgage approvals fall.
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US long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels seen in six months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday in its weekly nationwide survey.
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A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced mortgage lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.