Industry Articles

30-year Rates on Mortgages Top 6% for 1st time in '04
San Diego Union Tribune, CA -  Apr 30, 2004
Rates on 30-year mortgages climbed above 6 percent this week for the first time in 2004, signaling an economic rebound but triggering speculation that the ...

Interest-Only Mortgages Gain Popularity in US
Reuters -   Apr 29, 2026
By Aleksandrs Rozens. NEW YORK (Reuters) - When real estate appraiser Susan Nowotenski bought her 1,500 square foot ranch style home ...

Research Mortgages Before Shopping for a House
Michigan Citizen, MI -   Apr 29, 2026
... right for you. The two most common types of mortgages are the 30-year fixed-rate loan and 15-year fixed-rate loan. Fixed-rate loans ...

Condo, Home Sales Leap
Boston Globe, MA -   Apr 28, 2026
... president of Listing Information Network, a data firm that tracks Boston condo sales. ... by Freddie Mac, the second-largest purchaser of US mortgages, the average ...

Stay on Top of Credit Report
Boston Business Journal, MA -  Apr 29, 2004
... history counts for about 15 percent, how much you owe to creditors roughly 30, the type of credit you have (a mix of credit cards, car loans, mortgages, etc. ...

Sales of New Homes Soar 8.9%
Boston Globe, MA -  Apr 27, 2004
... Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages have risen for five straight weeks, climbing to their highest level of the year last week. ...