Mortgage Rates – Average Mortgage Rates Higher for the Last Week of 2009

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Mortgage rates are higher in the latest mortgage survey for 2009. This week’s increase in mortgage rates is the fourth consecutive week of increases. Even with four weeks of increases, 30 year mortgage rates are just above 5.00 percent but are expected to head as high as 6.00 in 2010.

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In this week’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, conforming 30 year mortgage interest rates increased to 5.14 percent  with an average mortgage discount point of 0.7 points for the week ending December 31, 2009. Last week the ave

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Bad Credit should not keep you from getting the Mortgage you deserve

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If you have bad credit, you might think you will not be able to get a mortgage. You do have options and you should not give up hope. Understand your options before you make a decision that will affect the rest of your life. Make sure you have all the information you can before making a decision that will influence you for the next thirty or so years.

Two basic options you can explore are to search for the best offer you can get with your current credit situation or work to rebuild your credit to qualify for better offers. Many companies have been created to help people with bad credit. M Read more…

Want A Big House? Tour This Small Home, Change Your Mind

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The joys of living in a small home.

For many people I know, a big house to call their own sure sounds like the ultimate dream. Think of all that wonderful space and room and potential to do whatever you want in that space. But there are obvious downsides to having a huge house: number one on the list is the maintenance cost. Granted, you may be able to afford your house and even the ongoing property taxes you need to pay each year — but what a lot of homeowners forget are those pesky maintenance and repair costs that they would be committed to paying, month in and month out. T

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