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U.S. mortgage rates fall to record low: Freddie Mac

Reuters - Thu Dec 3, 11:42 am ET

U.S. mortgage rates dropped to a record low in the latest week, as rates fell for a fifth straight week, a closely watched mortgage survey showed Thursday.

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Mortgages: Fixed-rate mortgages hit record low: Freddie Mac
Market Watch - Thu Dec 3, 11:10 am ET
Average rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fall to a record low this week.
A U.S. Parallel to Dubai World
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 12:50 am ET
A default by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on what has long been seen as quasi-sovereign debt would torpedo America’s reputation.
30-year rates fall to 4.71%, elicit mortgage applications
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 10:08 pm ET
The average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71% this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce borrowing costs.
Rehire Bernanke
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 7:08 pm ET
Regulation: When Fed chief Ben Bernanke sat before the Senate on Thursday, he was blamed for everything but the Afghan War. Truth is, Bernanke may have kept the U.S. from falling into a Depression.
Agency Debt Climbs, Pushing Risk Premiums To Lowest of Year
Nasdaq - Thu Dec 3, 4:32 pm ET
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Risk premiums on mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac (FRE), Fannie Mae (FNM) and Ginnie Mae narrowed Thursday, extending a trend that has confounded buyers of these bonds but delighted those who own them.
Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Decline to a Record Low (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 12:40 pm ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage rates for fixed 30-year loans in the U.S. dropped to a record low amid signs that the housing market is beginning to emerge from the worst slump since the 1930s.
‘When China Rules the World’
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 6:10 pm ET
“Since 1945 the United States has been the world’s dominant power.”
Green homes red-hot: 17% of new builds get Energy Star seal
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 11:03 pm ET
The number of homes winning the government's Energy Star designation since the program began in 1995 has crossed the 1 million mark. Despite an overall housing slump, 75,000 have been added so far this year for a total of 1,024,200.
Mortgage Rates in U.S. Decline to Record Low of 4.71 Percent
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 10:56 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage rates for fixed 30-year loans dropped to a record low amid signs that the housing market is beginning to emerge from the worst slump since the 1930s.
Dubai ruler's ambition helped sow seeds of crisis
AP via Yahoo! News - 21 minutes ago
Dubai's ruler writes poetry, rides horses across the desert in long-distance endurance races and hobnobs with royals like the Queen of England. Mixing extravagance with boundless ambition, he commanded the desert city-state's meteoric rise — and helped sow the seeds, some observers say, of its debt crisis.
Awarded Specialist Designation
Garden City News - Thu Dec 3, 9:42 pm ET
Cheryl McAuliffe Garden City, November 23, Cheryl McAuliffe, a Garden City realtor has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
N.Korea bullish on economy amid cash reform panic
AFP via Yahoo! News - 24 minutes ago
North Korea Friday hailed efforts to build a strong socialist economy but kept silent about its shock currency revaluation which has reportedly sparked fury and frustration.
Samoan Tsunami wave was 46 feet high
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 7 minutes ago
The tsunami that killed more than 200 people in the Samoan islands and Tonga earlier this year towered up to 46 feet (14 meters) high — more then twice as tall as most of the buildings it slammed into, scientists said Friday.
Uptown Art Mingles With Architectural Gems
New York Times - 1 hour 10 minutes ago
Art viewing uptown involves rich parallel narratives concerning architecture and design, public life and private lifestyle, as well as the city’s history.
MGIC Capital Waiver a ‘Road Map’ for Insurers, Regulator Says
Bloomberg - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- MGIC Investment Corp. ’s capital- requirements waiver offers a “road map” to save unprofitable mortgage guarantors, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg said.