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30-year mortgage rates drop to record low 4.71%
Concord Monitor - Sun Dec 6, 12:12 am ETThe average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent last week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs.
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Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories
Market Watch - Sat Dec 5, 8:10 am ETIn case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4:
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Bronx properties troubled no Mo
YourNabe.com - Sat Dec 5, 4:49 am ETFormer New York Mets slugger Mo Vaughn played in Queens but plans to rescue 14 apartment buildings in the Bronx.
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Making sure you have adequate insurance
Los Angeles Times - Fri Dec 4, 11:08 pm ETInsurance is one of those things you don't need until you need it. But by then, it's often too late if you aren't adequately protected.
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Professor finds millions would be better off walking away from their mortgages
Asbury Park Press - Fri Dec 4, 9:46 pm ETStop paying your mortgage.
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Mortgage rates see near-rock bottom prices
KOB 4 Albuquerque - Fri Dec 4, 9:36 pm ETMany are calling it a buyer's market, but mortgage banker Debbie Bulcock of Albuquerque said gone are the days of the so-called "liar loans," when people didn't have to prove their income.
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Record-low mortgage rate good news for homebuyers
Walnut Creek Journal - Fri Dec 4, 7:57 pm ETThe average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs.
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30-year-mortgage rates slide to their lowest level on record
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 6:49 pm ETThe average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs.
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ALL BUSINESS: Help needed for underwater mortgages
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 5:51 pm ETStop paying your mortgage.
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MGIC Capital Waiver a ‘Road Map’ for Saving Insurers (Update3)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 4:38 pm ETDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- MGIC Investment Corp. ’s capital- requirements waiver offers a “road map” to save unprofitable mortgage guarantors, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg said.
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ALL BUSINESS: Help needed for underwater mortgages
INO News - Fri Dec 4, 4:27 pm ET(AP:NEW YORK) Stop paying your mortgage. That's the underlying message from a University of Arizona law professor, whose new paper is hitting a nerve as the nation's housing crisis enters its fourth year.
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Foreclosures Can Offer Deals, but Buyer Beware
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 4:00 pm ETHouses in foreclosure often sell for 15 to 20 percent less than comparable in the same neighborhood.
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Journal News outsources printing
The Journal News - Fri Dec 4, 3:44 pm ETThe Journal News will outsource its Harrison plant printing and packaging operations, beginning in March 2010. The announcement was made Thursday night by Michael J. Fisch, president and publisher, who said the company will also take steps to sell its 232,000-square-foot office and warehouse facilities and 25 acres of land, which are located at 1 Gannett Drive.
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Record-low mortgage rate good news for homebuyers
Walnut Creek Journal - Fri Dec 4, 3:06 pm ETThe average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs.
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ALL BUSINESS: Help needed for underwater mortgages
FOX 12 Idaho - Fri Dec 4, 2:20 pm ETStop paying your mortgage.
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