We’re hearing a lot about short sales these days (summer 2007). The key words in the Multiple Listing Systems around the country are “third party approval required,” or “bank approval required,” which is a signal that the property you’re looking at is actually being sold by the mortgage holder rather than the deed holder.
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The grilling season is heating up with some 17.2 million grills sold last year, the highest number ever. To stomachs growling for food of the seared, sauced and savory variety, that’s tasty news.
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McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.63 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending July 3, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.67 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year [...]

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