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 6.24 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending November 8, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.26 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year [...]

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In Cleveland, OH, more than 10,000 families — one in eight of all homeowners in the city — will face eviction this year according to Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Centre for Urban Poverty at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
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