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Wednesday, May. 27, 2009
Existing Home Sales Rise in April
By AP / ALAN ZIBEL
(WASHINGTON) — Sales of previously occupied homes rose modestly from March to April as buyers who were brave enough to dive into the market took advantage of prices that were 15.4 percent below year-ago levels.
The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that home [...]

Mortgage rates continued the retreat in the latest week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 6.42 percent.
According to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.45 discount and origination points.
Bankrate’s national weekly mortgage survey is conducted each Wednesday from data provided [...]

Donald Trump has sold his mansion in Palm Beach, Fla., for $100 million to a Russian fertilizer billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
Trump, who paid $41 million for the 60,000-square-foot oceanfront house in 2004, told the Associated Press, “I think it’s a great sign for the area, a great sign for Palm Beach and all that Palm Beach [...]

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured Congress on Wednesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in “no danger of failing.”
The two mortgage giants are “adequately capitalized,” Bernanke said. However, “weakness of market confidence is having an effect” on the companies, making it difficult for them to raise capital.
“We will work our way through these [...]

The Federal Reserve on Monday adopted rules designed to protect homebuyers from the kind of loans that drove many into foreclosure.
The new rules apply to all lenders and not just to banks supervised by the Fed. Most are expected to take effect Oct.1, 2009. Escrow requirements won’t go into effect until April 1, 2010.
Here [...]

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan mortgage rescue bill on Friday that allows the Federal Housing Administration to refinance troubled mortgages – even those that are under water – as long as banks agree to take a loss.
The program would allow the FHA to help as many as 400,000 homeowners.
Now the bill goes to [...]

Freddie Mac reports a slight jump in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.37 percent during the week ended July 10, from 6.35 percent the prior week. The five-year adjustable mortgage rate also moved up, climbing to 5.82 percent from 5.78 percent.
However, the 15-year fixed rate fell to 5.91 percent from 5.92 percent; and [...]