[Feature] Are Low Mortgage Rates Here to Stay?
Immediately following the Treasury takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, borrowers took advantage of much lower mortgage rates, and refinance applications surged. But with extreme financial uncertainty in the U.S., mortgage rates are poised to rise again before too long.
10/10/2008
[Feature] Has the Housing Market Hit Bottom?
As real estate sales slump, so do home prices. As prices sink, market value and equity vanish, and foreclosures rise. Now, fresh Commerce Department evidence indicates that we're still in a downward spiral and far from the end in terms of foreclosures and lower housing prices.