Mortgage rates spike in the wake of bond sell-off

Mortgage rates spike in the wake of bond sell-off

Rates for home loans rose but are still lower than their long-term averages, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.94% in the Dec. 7 week, up from 3.90% in the prior week. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.36%, up six basis points during
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This Is Why Fortune 500 Companies Use An Agile Approach To Process Improvement

Some of the most well-known companies in the world use an Agile approach to improve their processes. IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, AT&T — they all use an
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Confidence in new home construction: building starts and completion up

Next year's home buyers have reason to be optimistic. Not only did last month see the most housing starts all year, but builder confidence is way up.
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Fortune: Term Sheet– Thursday November 16

THE HOTTEST CEO IN SILICON VALLEY. Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Let's start the day off with what Fortune's 20 hottest CEOs have in
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FIs Hit by $30 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A New Jersey attorney and a real estate agent were charged with allegedly running a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $30
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How digital broker Sindeo came back from the brink of bankruptcy

When the broker/wholesale channel was at its peak in 2006, the average mortgage broker sold 80% of its production to only three of its 13 lender
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UN Chief 'Horrified' at Buying and Selling of African Migrants in Libya

UN Chief 'Horrified' at Buying and Selling of African Migrants in Libya … Further in his remarks, the UN chief urged the international community to unite
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Paris watchdog win bolsters its fight for Brexit banks

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – The surprise decision to move the European Banking Authority to Paris will boost its chances of attracting London banks
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ATHEX: Banking and power stocks boost the Greek bourse

Most Greek stocks registered gains at the end of Tuesday's trading session, helped by the expected leniency of the European Central Bank on future
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What makes YouTube's surreal kids' videos so creepy?

These weren't overtly violent, sexual, or scatological videos, but they felt … So why would kids be apparently watching these videos in vast numbers, …. where, say, Spider-Man takes out a mortgage on a modest suburban home.
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Insider Buying: Martinrea International Inc (MRE) Insider Purchases 1350 Shares of Stock

Martinrea International logo Martinrea International Inc (TSE:MRE) insider Bruce Norman Johnson bought 1,350 shares of the business's stock in a
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Judge Slams Trump's `Capricious' Tweet of Military Trans Ban

A Republican-appointed federal judge slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's promised ban on transgender soldiers, saying in a ruling that his
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The Salt Lake Tribune Names Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. A Utah Top Workplace for …

Salt Lake City, Nov. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the second year in a row, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) was awarded the 2017
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West Loop apartment building sells for less than 2016 price

A Chicago real estate firm has pulled off a magic trick: buying a property in the West Loop for less than the seller paid just 20 months ago. Amid strong
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Home sales spike in October as Houston, Florida rebound

Here's the good news: Housing markets ravaged by hurricanes earlier this year appear to be recovering faster than expected. The bad news is that
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Big Tobacco Faces Tax Reckoning in Japan on Smokeless Products

Japanese lawmakers are just weeks away from proposing changes that could erode tax advantages for Big Tobacco's new hope: heat-not-burn
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Tether Theft Isn't the First Controversy for Cryptocurrency Firm

With a market capitalization of about $675 million, tether is the world's 20th most-valuable virtual currency, according to data from Coinmarketcap.com.
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Steve Meyers answers you real estate questions

Steve Meyers answers you real estate questions … financial information to the title company regarding a specific unit/property from the association.
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Mortgage franchise scopes out 300 more branches

Mortgage franchise Aussie Home Loans has revealed plans to expand its national network by 300 new branches and 300 new brokers over the next
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Scratched furniture stirs controversy after courthouse move

The county hired Woleslagel, a Fremont moving company to remove, store and … Overmyer will spend money from her title fund, which comes from
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