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Friday, November 20, 2009

15-year mortgage rate hits record low

By Thomas Grillo
Fifteen-year mortgages dropped to a historic low last week while the 30-year rate came close to hitting bottom on the heels...
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Home loan delinquencies leap up

By Thomas Grillo and Jerry Kronenberg
Nearly one Massachusetts mortgage customer in 10 was behind on their loan during the second quarter - the worst delinquency...
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Renting homes back to foreclosed owners

OWN-TO-RENT: Mortgage giant Fannie Mae’s new ‘Deed for Lease’ program lets homeowners and tenants rent back properties that lenders have foreclosed on.
By Amy Hoak / Marketwatch.com
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae has decided to let thousands of Americans who lose homes to foreclosure rent their properties...

Joe Montana’s California play

MONTANA: QB lists 500-acre spread at $49M. Legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana has put his 500-acre California wine-country estate up for sale,...

Mortgage bonds add insecurity

By Charles Carter / McClatchy-Tribune News Service
QWe hear a lot about U.S. mortgages being made into investments and sold to investors around the world. What are the consequences of this global market...

NH real estate experts say housing sales up

By Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New statistics show that New Hampshire’s real estate market is in the midst of a slow and...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Curt Schilling’s new game plan: Cut price

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Curt Schilling has dropped the asking price on his Medfield mansion to $4.5 million, what he paid for it in 2004.
By Thomas Grillo
Buyers balked at the price, so Curt Schilling is changing his pitch again in an effort...
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October foreclosures jump compared to previous month

By Thomas Grillo
Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased by nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but fewer families lost...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Rent (out of) control

Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Boylston Street.
By Jerry Kronenberg
Call it “penthouse sweet.” An unidentified landlord has put a penthouse...
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Fenway’s Landmark plans 8-story building

UP ABOVE: The Abbey Group is set to file plans for putting an office building atop the Landmark Center’s Fenway-area parking garage.
By Thomas Grillo
A long-delayed proposal to add an eight-story office building to a commercial real...
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Ex-Ch. 5 anchor Natalie Jacobson gets buyer for posh Boston condo

Natalie Jacobson.
By Jerry Kronenberg & Thomas Grillo
This just in: Former WCVB-TV (Ch. 5) news anchor Natalie Jacobson has found a buyer...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Hub’s top-price condos finding few takers

MUM’S THE WORD: The agent and developer won’t reveal how many of the condos in the W Hotel and Residences in the Theater District have been sold.
By Thomas Grillo
The economic downturn has taken its toll on Boston’s luxury real estate market. ...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

‘Move-up’ buyers get tax credit

By Kenneth R. Harney / The Nation’s Housing
Take a close, hard look at the new $6,500 federal tax credit for “move up” home buyers that passed the Senate...
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HUD chief visits Bay State

By Associated Press
FALL RIVER — The federal housing chief will visit southeastern Massachusetts to see the impact of the foreclosure...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

‘Mother Goose’ slept here

16 B Cordis St. in Charlestown.
By Paul Restuccia
In Charlestown lived Mother Goose, and now her house is on the loose. Elizabeth...
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Mortgage Rates

Overnight AveragesToday+/-Last Week
30 yr fixed mtgGraph the three month trend5.02% 5.06%
15 yr fixed mtgGraph the three month trend4.49% 4.64%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtgGraph the three month trend5.85% 5.91%
5/1 ARMGraph the three month trend4.19% 4.20%

Home Equity Loan Rates

Overnight AveragesToday+/-Last Week
$30K HELOCGraph the three month trend5.63% 5.74%
$30K home equity loanGraph the three month trend8.00% 8.11%

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