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Investors with cash are buying houses - USATODAY.com

Investors with cash are buying houses - USATODAY.com

By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY

More home buyers are snapping up properties with cash, a trend driven in large part by investors returning to the market after four years of falling prices around the country.

The share of home sales involving all-cash transactions was 26% in January, up from 18% a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. The figures come from a survey of members about their most recent transactions. Many home buyers also are paying cash, but investors are largely using cash so they can avoid paying interest charges on loans and get a larger return on their investment.

Prequalify for an FHA Loan

Prequalify for an FHA Loan

FHA home loans were designed to help Americans fulfill their dream of homeownership and are therefore the easiest type of real estate mortgage loan to qualify for. Among the home loan options available that require a minimal down payment, FHA loans are the most popular. In fact, the FHA loan is the most flexible type of home mortgage loan to qualify for.

Rates On 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgages Below 5% - FOXBusiness.com

Rates On 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgages Below 5% - FOXBusiness.com: "Thursday, November 05, 2009
Rates On 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgages Below 5%



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CHICAGO -- Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.98% for the week ending Nov. 5, down from a 5.03% average last week and 6.20% a year ago, according to Freddie Mac's [S:FRE] weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released on Thursday. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.40%, down from 4.46% last week. Rates on 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 4.35%, down from 4.42% last week; rates on 1-year Treasury-indexed ARMs averaged 4.47%, down from 4.57%. 'Lower mortgage rates should help homeowners lower their monthly payments and feed the ongoing recovery in the housing market,' said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, in a news release.

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Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice featuring Local Market Conditions

Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice featuring Local Market Conditions: "FHA Financing Needed to Solve Condo ProblemColumnist David Fletcher shares another open letter to President Obama, this time on the topic of condos"

Builders tempt buyers with unemployment mortgage insurance - The Boston Globe

Builders tempt buyers with unemployment mortgage insurance - The Boston Globe: "Builders tempt buyers with unemployment mortgage insurance
Associated Press / April 3, 2009
EmailPrintSingle PageYahoo! BuzzShareThisText size – + LOS ANGELES - Free granite countertops, swimming pools, and landscaping aren't going to persuade anyone who's afraid of losing a job to buy a home. But what about a promise to pay your mortgage if you get laid off?"