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Predicting Home Prices is Now Impossible

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article When Robert Shiller, co-creator of the SP/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices , speaks, he tends to make headlines, and yesterday was no different. Claiming that he wasn’t making any predictions, he predicted … Continue reading →

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How Catastrophe in Japan Could Affect US Mortgage Rates

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

According to the Fannie Mae 30-Yr MBS, mortgage rates are lower by about 5 basis points, thanks to the rally in US Treasurys, which produced a drop in yields. Bankrate.com’s overnight on the 30-Yr fell to 4.81 percent from 4.87 … Continue reading →

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JPMorgan Fights Back on Forced Principal Forgiveness

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article It’s not like we didn’t already know the banks were opposed to forgiving principal on troubled loans, even though they claim they are doing a little of that now. But today … Continue reading →

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