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04/27/2007 Economists paint bleak picture of housing market
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It seems that no news is good news these days when it comes to the U.S. housing market.
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04/27/2007 How much worse can housing get?
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The slow drift downward in long-term rates stopped this week, the 10-year T-note at 4.69 percent, mortgages settling just above 6.25 percent.
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04/27/2007 Fidelity National Financial profits down
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First-quarter profits at title insurer Fidelity National Financial Inc. were down 15.6 percent from the same quarter last year, to $83.4 million, or 37 cents per share, the company said.
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04/27/2007 Share of empty homes hits all-time high
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The national homeowner vacancy rate reached 2.8 percent in the first quarter -- the highest level on record, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today, while the home-ownership rate dipped slightly to 68.4 percent.
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04/27/2007 The neighborhood eatery
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Like many newlyweds, I feel as though I have very few close friends. The wonderful intimacy of sharing every day's sorrows and joys with the same person, while simultaneously trying to get dinner on the table and not stab him with whatever sharp object might be at hand, tends to crowd a lot of things out. (Plus, to be fair, I am not that easy to live with, so I spend some time trying to dodge the sharp objects that are near at hand to him).
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04/27/2007 PropertyShark.com swims in new waters
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Real estate data site PropertyShark.com on Thursday announced expanded coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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04/27/2007 Overnight real estate rates still sluggish
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Long-term mortgage interest rates were mostly flat again Thursday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.7 percent.
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04/27/2007 Three signs you're a poor negotiator
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(This is Part 2 of a six-part series. Read Part 1.)
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04/27/2007 Weak Home Sales and Lower Consumer Confidence Allow Mortgage Rates to Drift Slightly Lower
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McLEAN, VA -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.16 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending April 26, 2007, down slightly from last week when it averaged 6.17 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.58 percent.
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04/27/2007 Mortgage Morass Undercutting Housing Market
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Mortgage consumers often don't know what kind of loan they need.
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