Article: Mortgage rates continue to climb

Article: U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rise to 6.53 percent
Xinhua News Agency;  April 20, 2006 ;     191 words ...U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rise to 6.53 percent WASHINGTON, April 20...mortgages rose to 6.53 percent from 6.49 percent last week, the mortgage...showed. The rate of 6.53 percent was the highest point...2002, when 30-year mortgage rates stood at 6.54 ...

Article: Mortgage Rates Inch Over 7 Percent in Omaha, Neb., Area.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 12, 1999 ;     647 words ......a March blip in mortgage rates to more than 7 percent hasn't dampened...February this year, mortgage rates broke through the 7 percent ceiling this month...rate increase. Mortgage rates rose higher than 7 percent in late January...

Article: U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall to 5.66 Percent
AP Online;  January 15, 2004 ;     345 words ......down from 5.87 percent last week, Freddie...nationwide survey of mortgage rates. This week's rate...mortgages were 5.36 percent and one-year adjustable...stood at 4.03 percent. The nationwide averages for mortgage rates do not include...healthy by low mortgage ...

Article: Mortgage rates climbing Refinancing activity slows as benchmark rate tops 6 percent
Oakland Tribune;  August 1, 2003 ;     538 words ......averaged 6.19 percent. The recent upward swing in mortgage rates marks a turnaround...mortgages were 5.84 percent and one-year adjustable...stood at 4.45 percent. The recent rise in mortgage rates is taking some...down more than 50 percent from where they...sharp ...

Article: 30-Year Mortgage Rates Top 6 Percent
AP Online;  July 31, 2003 ;     548 words ......averaged 6.19 percent. The recent upward swing in mortgage rates marks a turnaround...mortgages were 5.84 percent and one-year adjustable...stood at 4.45 percent. The recent rise in mortgage rates is taking some...down more than 50 percent from where they...sharp ...

Article: Economists Say Mortgage Rates Will Likely Linger around 7 Percent.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......unemployment: Mortgage rates will likely...around 7 percent through the...March at 6.8 percent, the economy...weak for mortgage rates to rise much...long-term mortgage rates, said Doug...between 6.9 percent and 7.1 percent...

Article: HOME MARKET STILL STRONG THIRTY-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES WILL APPROACH 7 PERCENT BY YEAR'S END.(BUSINESS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 25, 2005 ;     633 words ......recent pickup in mortgage rates. Rates on 30...rose to 6.01 percent -- the highest...nationwide survey of mortgage rates by Freddie Mac...averaged 5.95 percent. This week's...rates, such as mortgage rates, hadn't been...to around 6.75 percent by the end of...000 ...

Article: Mortgage Rates Again Fall Below 7 Percent
The Washington Post;  January 12, 2001 ;     492 words ...Mortgage rates fell below 7 percent for the first time since...the week before. At 6.89 percent, a borrower would pay...In comparison, a 7.07 percent rate means a $670 monthly...when rates were above 8 percent, that payment would have...Each point is equal to 1 percent of the ...

Article: Mortgage rates fall again Benchmark 30-year fixed rate slips to record-low 5.61 percent
Oakland Tribune;  March 14, 2003 ;     699 words ......row, 30-year mortgage rates sunk to record...dropped to 5.61 percent for the week...for about 66 percent of U.S. economic...tracking 30-year mortgage rates in 1971. Records...went bond and mortgage rates," said Amy Crews...week to 3.68 percent, down from last ...

Article: MORTGAGE RATES AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1997 AVERAGE PAID THIS WEEK WAS 7.23 PERCENT.(Business)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  May 21, 1999 ;     382 words ......rose by 0.7 percent in April...interest rates, mortgage rates began to...was 7.15 percent. Two weeks...was 7.09 percent. Mortgage rates, along with...Before March, mortgage rates had held below 7.0 percent since last...

Article: NEW HOME SALES UP 14.7% IN JULY LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE SINCE 16.4 PERCENT HIKE IN APRIL 1993 COMES DESPITE RISING MORTGAGE RATES.(Business)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  August 30, 2000 ;     306 words ......an upswing in mortgage rates, shot up a surprising 14.7 percent in July, the biggest...than the 7.63 percent a year earlier...hovering below the 8 percent mark. Economists...with the rise in mortgage rates, people are in...homes fell 9.8 percent in July, to a...the big ...

Article: 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES IN 2004 SECOND LOWEST THE INTEREST RATE FOR THE FIXED-RATE MORTGAGES AVERAGED 5.84 PERCENT.(BUSINESS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  December 30, 2004 ;     321 words ......WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates around the country...increased to 5.81 percent this week, compared...year. Long-term mortgage rates remained well...said. Although mortgage rates are expected...to around 6.5 percent by the end of...

Article: Mortgage rates dip below 6 percent spurring surge in loans, refinancings.
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  July 8, 2004 ;     435 words ......Gregory J. Wilcox Jul. 8--Mortgage rates dipped below 6 percent last week to their lowest...applications increased 19.5 percent to 687.0 on a seasonally...applications increased 15 percent from the prior week and the refinance, 27.6 percent. The refinancings share...activity ...

Article: Mortgage Rates Increase 0.12 Percent
AP Online;  April 1, 2004 ;     357 words ......Dateline: WASHINGTON Mortgage rates climbed this week...mortgages rose to 5.52 percent this week, up from 5.40 percent last week, mortgage...nationwide survey of mortgage rates. In mid-June last...mortgages sank to 5.21 percent, their lowest level...home sales." Low ...