Mortgages

Nashville Mortgage Rates Jump Amid Financial Turmoil
by Grant Hammond|September 30, 2008|Fixed Rate Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Nashville Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaging 6.09% with an average 0.7% for the week ending September 25, 2008, up from the prior week...
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Nashville Mortgage Rate at 7 Month Low
by Grant Hammond|September 23, 2008|ARM, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Nashville Mortgage Rates, Refinance
Freddie Mac reports a decline in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 5.78% during the week ended September 18 from 5.93% the prior week, marking the lowest level in seven...
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Mortgage Rates Edge Below 6%
by Grant Hammond|September 16, 2008|Freddie Mac, Home Buyers, Mortgages, Nashville Mortgage Rates
For the first time since early spring, mortgage rates have fallen below the 6-percent threshold. Freddie Mac reports that 30-year fixed loans came in at an average of 5.93% last...
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U.S. Seizes Control of Freddie & Fannie
by Grant Hammond|September 8, 2008|Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Nashville Housing Market
The federal bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac involves putting the companies under conservatorship and placing the Federal Housing Finance Agency in charge of their operations and appointment of...
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