Downsizing Helped Boost Mortgage Application Defect Rate

The rate of serious defects in mortgage applications increased to 1.72% in the second quarter, up from 1.71% in the first quarter, according to the latest
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Mortgage rates have risen 0.7 percentage points this year, and most experts expect that trend to continue. If rates increase to 5.5 percent, it would
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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 4.55 percent from to 4.62
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Everyone loves a bargain – and so does Katie Price judging by her Boxing Dale sales shopping spree. The 40-year-old mum-of-five has reportedly
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Criminals are trying to turn companies into money mules, according to the FBI. Under the scam, criminals with illegally gained money—often through
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Not so fast. Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for the past two years and could approach 6 percent by the end of 2019, dulling those factors.
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Rising mortgage rates are taking a bite out of consumers' home buying … The higher mortgage costs may mean buyers have to settle for a less
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A U.S. government delegation will travel to Beijing in the week of Jan. 7 to hold trade talks with Chinese officials, two people familiar with the matter
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He was named Renault CEO in 2005 and Nissan CEO in 2008, the first executive to lead two Fortune Global 500 companies simultaneously.
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Washington – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, offering a slight degree of relief to would-be homebuyers after the stock market has
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Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week as stocks have been posting losses and the interest charged on U.S. Treasury notes has fallen,
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Black-eyed peas, cornbread, and collard greens: This Southern tradition is a tasty way to give your fortunes a boost. It is the hope that the peas will
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However, industry experts in Wales believe the Welsh property market won't see a negative effect from Brexit after the first quarter, with positive effects
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Real estate transfers in Hopkinton from Dec. 12 to 17. 1030 Briar Hill Road; land and building; $945,000; Stephanie L. and Timothy S. Lesko to R. & J.
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Market observers saw the low price as a sign developers are worried that Hong Kong's stalling housing market will dip further in 2019. “The price is a
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The Trump Foundation and the Trump Organization shared much more than President Donald Trump's last name. And that's why, experts said, the
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The state's housing market is ending 2018 much as it began: pricey and tight. Whether that continues into 2019 will largely depend on whether
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Zacks Investment Research cut Ship Finance International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November
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From upgrades to downgrades, tough sales to bitter feuds, these were some of the wildest celebrity real-estate sales of 2018. After all, all's fair in love
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RELATED: Could Seattle's housing market finally cool off in 2019? The last two years, Seattle has topped the Case-Shiller index for annual growth in
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