http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/mortgage-rates Blog Articles Tagged with 'mortgage-rates' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1148831?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates From the Hot Property blog:Bailouts are in fashion. The financial industry got one. The automakers have their hands out. Now the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Realtors are pushing their own multi-billion-dollar... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1148831?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1148872?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates From Bloomberg: U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall on $600 Billion Fed Plan U.S. mortgage rates fell more than three-quarters of a percentage point today ... The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage ended the day at about 5.5 percent after falling to... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:38:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1148872?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1148571?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Paul Kedrosky writes: The Option ARM Non-Bomb? (hat tip Brett) I just had someone email me something interesting today about their adjustable-rate mortgage resetting - but to considerably lower levels. How widespread is this phenomenon? Or, asked ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1148571?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1147930?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates From the Independent: Rock makes Damascene conversion on repossessions Northern Rock ... has been roundly criticised for keeping its mortgage rates punishingly high and repossessing a disproportionately large number of homes, is overhauling the way i... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:56:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1147930?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1147909?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 3 9, 2008)Welcome to Wall Street, Barack Obama. His victory signaled a change in US political direction, but the biggest election day rally ever a surge of 4.1% in the S&P 500 I... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:25:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1147909?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1145110?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 3 9, 2008)Posted by Prieur du PlessisWelcome to Wall Street, Barack Obama. His victory signaled a change in US political direction, but the biggest election day rally ever a sur... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:46:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1145110?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1144923?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Mr. Moulle-Berteaux, along with Barton Biggs, is a partner of Traxis Partners, a hedge fund firm based in New York.They have had a series of disasterous calls recently: Shorting Oil three years ago at $50, and a mere 6 months ago, this horrific call... Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:30:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1144923?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1144268?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Earlier the BofE announced a dramatic rate cut, The Times reports: Bank of England cuts interest rate by 1.5 points to 54-year lowBut apparently most lenders are not lowering mortgage rates: Mortgage lenders refuse to pass on base rate cut Britain's ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:31:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1144268?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1140585?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Guest blog from BusinessWeek's Mara Der Hovanesian:The latest sign that the exuberance has ended: the Web s dancing cowboys have all but disappeared. In the housing boom s go-go days, LowerMyBills.com, one of the Internet s biggest advertisers,... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/hot-property/1140585?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139499?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates The financial crisis is still spreading, and emerging market economies are now in big trouble :The Widening Gyre, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Economic data rarely inspire poetic thoughts. But as I was contemplating the latest set of numbe... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139499?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1136774?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates The New York Times says the housing market bottom is still a long way off:The American housing market, where the global economic crisis began, is far from hitting bottom.Home prices across much of the country are likely to fall through late 2009, eco... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1136774?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1135575?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates From CNN:Low mortgage rates have been the one bright spot in an otherwise devastated housing market, but now they're on the rise.Historically rates are still very low, but experts say they could continue to creep up.The average interest rate on a 30-... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bubble-meter/1135575?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1135491?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Is about halfway far? That's about where we are. The problems are well known, but let's list the specifics anyway, for the sake of the perennial housing bottom callers: Home prices remain elevated by traditional metrics; Inventory continues to ... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1135491?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1129345?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates click for iTunes Excellent series of podcasts by Tom Keene of Bloomberg on the Economy. Highlights include conversations with Nobel Laureates, professors and top economists. Great stuff.If you don't use iTunes, there is a listing of podcasts at Bloom... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1129345?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1128989?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Let us turn the microphone over to Tim Echols, Treasurer for Paul Broun, R-GA: FYI, all the Georgia Republicans voted against the bail-out. As FRC said today, the current proposal fell short of upholding conservative ideals. The Congressional conse... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:55:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1128989?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1126973?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Paulson is working hard to get the clearence to set up a $700 bil.broker / dealer on the taxpayers' pad. He might even add a unitto do merchant banking -- taking stinky credits for equity. Thatis one road we all have to travel to get to Rome, so to s... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:08:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1126973?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1126494?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Robert Reich makes an argument for including help for Main Street as part of the bailout package:Why Paulson and Bernanke are only Partly Correct, and Why Main Street Needs More Direct Help, by Robert Reich: ...Here's Paulson's and Bernanke's logic, ... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:38:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1126494?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1126442?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Wells Fargo Jumbo 30 year fixed mortgage rates are now at 9.0% (9.176% APR). (hat tip patrick.net) Click on graph for larger image in new window.This will really hurt the markets with house prices above the conforming loan limit. Here are the confo... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:37:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1126442?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1126081?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates Bill Clinton on deregulation and the bailout:Bill Clinton Revisits His Economic Legacy, Dana Goldstein: At a meeting with progressive bloggers and journalists ... Monday night, Bill Clinton ... spoke freely about the financial crisis, and reexamined ... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1126081?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1125992?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates A Modest Proposal: The housing crisis worsened over the summer of 2008, prompting Congress to debate various bailout proposals. But the housing market worsened, raising the default rate on mortgages. The entire inverted pyramid of derivatives built... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:30:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1125992?rsstype=tag&tag=mortgage-rates