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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, 11:02 am ET
Average rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fall to a record low this week.
A Famed Paris Restaurant to Auction Its Wines
International Herald Tribune - 57 minutes ago
In a downturn, the restaurant La Tour d’Argent will sell a modest 4 percent of its 450,000-bottle collection, a first since the restaurant opened in 1582.
Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Decline to a Record Low (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 10:59 am 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.
Mortgage Rates in U.S. Decline to Record Low of 4.71 Percent
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 10:55 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.
MGIC Capital Waiver a ‘Road Map’ for Insurers, Regulator Says
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 1:11 am ET
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.
Netanyahu's West Bank plan meets resistance from settlers
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
KIRYAT ARBA, WEST BANK -- Mayor Malachi Levinger does not consider himself a lawbreaker, but when Israeli building inspectors arrived in his West Bank town Tuesday to check for compliance with a newly imposed moratorium on construction in Jewish settlements, he and several dozen local residents...
House approves making estate tax rate permanent
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
The House approved a measure Thursday that would make the current estate tax rate permanent, setting it at 45 percent for individual estates worth more than $3.5 million.
Should FHA home loans be more expensive?
CNN Money - Wed Dec 2, 1:55 pm ET
Should it be more expensive to get a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration?
Obama sees trend of corporate recovery without job growth
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 10:50 pm ET
Excerpts from the USA TODAY and Detroit Free Press interview with President Obama.
Ringing Liberty's Bell
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 9:11 pm ET
A commercial REIT that's trailed its peers during the rebound is ready to close the gap.
Court Bars Land Takeover for University Project
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 8:46 pm ET
Using terms including “idiocy” and “sophistry,” the court ridiculed the state’s decision that the area wanted by the university was blighted.
Fortresses Inspired by West Crumble in a New China
International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 7:25 pm ET
Towers and mansions built in the early 20th century by wealthy overseas Chinese are being left to rot as relics of a bygone age.
Ask AP: Thorium fission, health care costs
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 22 minutes ago
When most people think of nuclear fuel, uranium and plutonium come to mind. Should a different fuel -- something called thorium -- be used in our nuclear reactors instead?
Asset-Backed Bond Market Must Embrace Stricter Rules, Bair Says
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 12:24 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the market for bonds backed by consumer debt won’t be weaned from government assistance until banks embrace stiffer guidelines for issuing the securities.
A Year-End Tax And Wealth Check-Up
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:41 pm ET
'Tis the season to review your finances and plan for the future.