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Mortgage rates mixed in first week of 2013

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Mortgage rates mixed in first week of 2013
Photo Average mortgage rates fell in one survey but rose in another as the mortgage market started the new year on a mixed note. Freddie Mac reports the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.34 percent in the first three days of this …
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Cambridge BS, BM Solutions and Accord cut mortgage rates
Cambridge Building Society, BM Solutions and Accord are the latest lenders to cut the rates on their mortgage products. From today, Cambridge Building Society has cut its rates by up to 0.7 per cent on its buy products, with a two-year fixed rate …
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Average US mortgage rates this week and for the past year, at a glance

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Average US mortgage rates this week and for the past year, at a glance
Nov 21, 2012 07:14 PM EST. AP. Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week, a trend that has helped the housing market start to recover this year. Here's a look at rates for fixed and adjustable mortgages over the past 52 …
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Face the Facts: Low mortgage rates keep American dream alive
Since then, changes in the market have produced more mortgage options. Now, one- and five-year adjustable rate mortgages are available at 2.67 percent and 2.77 percent. A 15-year mortgage is 2.86 percent. In September 2012, the national average …
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Mortgage Rates Start The Week By Falling, May Drop More

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Mortgage Rates Start The Week By Falling, May Drop More
Normally, an improving jobs economy would lead mortgage rates higher but the unexpected effects of Hurricane Sandy, which forced the exchanges closed for 36 hours and which has caused an estimated $ 50 billion in hurt sparked some safe haven …
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Mortgage rates hover near or at historic lows
“Mortgage rates remained more or less unchanged this week as home construction builds up steam,” Frank E. Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a statement. “Construction on single-family homes jumped to an annualized rate of …
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