Feb 10, 2012 3:12PM Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben S. Bernanke , speaking to the National Association of Home Builders, said that the typical post-recession behavior of the housing market , resurging to help fuel reemployment and rising incomes, has not played out this time and housing remains a key impediment to a recovery. The chairman reviewed the current state of the housing market, telling the builders of a major imbalance between supply and demand with 1-2/4 million homes currently unoccupied and for sale and... Feb 10, 2012 2:59PM With yesterday's increases, Mortgages Rates moved to the edge of their recently long and stable stay at a 3.875% Best-Execution level. While some lenders are still best-priced at 4.0%, the average Best-Execution rate moved back down into 3.875% territory today. Keep in mind that "best-execution" refers to the most ideal possible rate/fee scenario and we track this because it's the most consistent way to benchmark the movement of the broader collection of lender rate offerings. (We explain even more...
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