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Home contract signings jumped in August as mortgage rates dropped

Home contract signings rose more than expected in August, a sign that lower mortgage rates may be pushing some buyers and sellers back into the market. The Pending Home Sales Index rose 4% in August ...
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Homebuyers seized on lower mortgage rates in October, sending contract activity higher

Home contract signings jumped 1.9% in October from a month earlier, the latest evidence that lower mortgage rates helped bring more buyers back into the market despite the government shutdown. Pending ...
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Housing contract activity slumped again in June as buyers remain priced out

Home contract signings slumped more than expected in June, the latest sign that the housing market is still essentially frozen. The Pending Home Sales Index slumped 0.8% from May and 2.8% from a year ...
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Need some money squeezed from the equity of your home? Beware of this new way

Home equity contracts promise no payments but demand high end-term paybacks. Federal regulators warn HECs mirror risky loans from the 2008 housing crash. Rising home values and opaque terms raise long ...
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Home purchase cancellations hit record high, Jacksonville sees 20.5% fall-through rate

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Several factors have combined to ...