From Freddie Mac's weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 4.02 percent, three basis points better than last week's 4.05 percent. Thirty-year rates have held steady just above or below 4 percent for the past five weeks.The 15-year fixed averaged 3.27 percent, two basis points better than last week's 3.29 percent.
Kevin Rozenblad came to the door of his two-story, brick rowhouse in West Oak Lane in Philadelphia last week and found a young woman eager to greet him with a bag of fliers. The woman had been sent by the city's Revenue Department but she wasn't there to collect — she was trying to help…
It appears lenders are getting more skittish about issuing mortgages to buyers of condominium units as the real estate market recovers from the housing bust, a time when lenders experienced a spate of foreclosures. It appears lenders are getting more skittish about issuing mortgages to buyers of condominium units as the real estate market recovers…
A 15-year mortgage is the dream home loan for home buyers who can afford the much higher monthly payments and want to shred their mortgage in half the usual time while saving thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars in interest. To make a 15-year mortgage work, you'll need a reliable income and enough…
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office sued five mortgage foreclosure companies and their owners on Wednesday, alleging the firms scammed vulnerable homeowners into paying $ 280,000 for services they never received. The civil lawsuit claims companies owned by Mark Goldstein and Drew Alia tricked consumers into paying sometimes thousands of dollars for mortgage modifications or home…
Montville – Town officials are proposing to tighten an outdated tax collection policy by enforcing quicker payment of overdue taxes. Currently, the town sends demand notices to homeowners a month after tax bills become late but doesn't issue warnings that attorneys could start foreclosure proceedings until after two years of nonpayment. Foreclosure News
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