CoreLogic® Reports Shadow Inventory Continues to Decline

CoreLogic® Reports Shadow Inventory Continues to Decline CoreLogic , a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, reported today that the current residential shadow inventory as of April 2011 declined to 1.7 million units, representing a five months’ supply. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Decline to Eight-Year Low, Case-Shiller Says

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Decline to Eight-Year Low, Case-Shiller Says Home prices in 20 U.S. cities dropped in March to the lowest level since 2003, showing housing remains mired in a slump almost two years into the economic recovery. Read more on Bloomberg

European Stocks Decline After Moody’s Cuts Spain’s Credit Rating

European Stocks Decline After Moody’s Cuts Spain’s Credit Rating European stocks declined to their lowest level since January as Moody’s Investors Service cut Spain’s credit rating and violence in Libya continued to drive up oil prices. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares slid. Read more on BusinessWeek

FOREX: Dollar Puts in a Bullish Reversal after a Three-Week Decline but Fundamental Support is Lax

FOREX: Dollar Puts in a Bullish Reversal after a Three-Week Decline but Fundamental Support is Lax Tuesday was an impressive day for the US dollar. On a trade-weighted basis, the greenback posted its biggest rally in a month and subsequently broke free of a three-week bear trend. Read more on Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance

US mortgage rates decline to lowest on record-Freddie

US mortgage rates decline to lowest on record-Freddie US mortgage rates decline to lowest on record-Freddie Read more on FOX Business

New CoreLogic® Data Shows Second Consecutive Quarterly Decline in Negative Equity

New CoreLogic® Data Shows Second Consecutive Quarterly Decline in Negative Equity CoreLogic , a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information and business services, today released negative equity data showing a second consecutive quarterly decline in national negative equity rates. Â CoreLogic reports that 11 million, or 23 percent, of all residential properties with [...]

With the interest rate decline, is this a good or a bad time to get a home equity loan?

I want to pay off my car loans but I don’t know if the interest rate decline helped or hurt me in my attempt. I can handle the payments but I wanted to save more and put more into investments. With the equity loan I can do that, but I don’t want to do it [...]

Mortgage Rates Decline; Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.84%

Mortgage Rates Decline; Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.84% RISMEDIA, February 25, 2010—The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is currently 4.84%, up five basis points from 4.79% compared to this same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage peaked over the weekend at 4.95%–the highest rates have… Read more on RISMedia Real [...]