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Real Estate

Toll 3.99% Mortgages – What’s the Catch?

 Toll Brothers (TOL) announced today that they are offering 3.99% fixed mortgage rates for 30 year mortgages for homebuyers that meet certain provisions.  A 3.99% interest rate is the lowest I’ve come across, as national mortgage rates briefly dipped below 5.0% last week, before dipping up again this week.  Rates are widely anticipated to continue lower given the [...]

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Lowest Mortgage Rates Ever – A Record…and Opportunity

Mortgage rates hit an all-time low this week, presenting US homeowners and real estate investors with an opportunity to decrease their mortgage expenditures.  It appears as though the Fed and Treasury are doing something right in their efforts to shore up the homeowner in the midst of the credit carnage.  For those fortunate enough to [...]

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Case-Shiller Home Price Index Down 18% – How To Invest

Today, the much anticipated S&P/Case-Shiller home price index was released, showing a 2.2% decline in October and an 18% decline from the year ago period. The S&P/Case-Shiller index is essentially the most widely utilized arbiter of the broad US housing climate, as it utilizes home price data from 20 major markets throughout the U.S.
Here’s how [...]

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