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Rates, News & Advice Articles

March 3, 2010

March has started where February left off for the mortgage industry. Long term interest rates remain near five percent for thirty year loan terms, hovering near the lowest levels the market has witnessed in the past two years. Yields on the closely followed ten year bond have hovered around 3.6% for... 

February 22, 2010

Home loan rates continue moving lower in 2010 as the mortgage industry has benefitted from a pullback in the market. Bond yields over the past week have been relatively unchanged as the yield on the ten year Treasury bond is stil hovering in the upper 3.7% range. The lack of movement in the bond yields... 

February 17, 2010

The stock market has struggled with putting back to back gains together for the better part of the New Year as investors have witnessed a roller coaster ride between sharp rallies and steep declines. The recent two day rally this week has helped bring the Dow back above the 10,000 point level, but has... 

February 12, 2010

Mortgage rates moved higher to end the second week in February, despite a dip in the equity markets to end a choppy week of trading on Friday. Interest rates had previously gained some relief from the broad market selloff as more investors were pulling funds out of equities and investing into the bond...