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MORTGAGES - 30-year rate dips to 4.95%
The average rate on the 15-year fixed home loan fell to 4.22 percent from 4.27 percent. It reached 3.57 percent in November, the lowest level on record dating back to 1991. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note.
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Thorough analysis leads to smooth short sale buy
Backstory: Crosbys client, a US Coast Guard physician who used to live in Japan, made an offer on a home that was listed as a short sale and it entered into contract pending approval by the propertys two lien holders.
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Center of attention - Kitchens have become the place to be at home
Kitchens in older homes often can be redesigned to fit the motif of the era in which the home was built, such as this 1920s-era home at 271 Crocker St. in Piedmont. Kitchens arent what they used to be. For years, they were merely a functional space in
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
What you can buy
Built in 1966, this home comes with a remodeled open kitchen that has stainless steel appliances, tile countertops and recessed lighting. The combined living and dining room features a corner wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors and access to a
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
ARM rates
* 11th district, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco; latest figure is for January and changes on the last working day of the month. Note: Most adjustable mortgage rates are generally 1 to 3 percentage points above these indexes.
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Quake mums torment after falling TV kills baby
Tracy Harris was washing dishes at her Christchurch home, while eight-month-old baby Jayden was sleeping in the living room, when she was thrown to the floor by Tuesdays 6.3-magnitude tremor. She told Fairfax media that she found Jayden limp but with
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Mason Co. deputy suspended without pay
After posting a $5000 cash bond, Fruth was placed on home confinement. On Friday, Fruth was at the Mason County Courthouse being assigned to a magistrate. As of press time, the magistrates name was not available. According to the clerk, a hearing for
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Rendon homers late as No. 22 Rice beats USC 10-7
Anthony Rendon hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the eighth inning, to lead No. 22 Rice to a 10-7 victory over Southern California on Friday night at Reckling Park. The Owls needed some late-game heroics after
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Mississippi Rebels Vs. Alabama Crimson Tide 2/26/11: Mitchs Free College
Ole Miss has played the 58 th ranked schedule in the country going 5-8 in the SEC and 11-4 at home this year. Offensively the Rebels are averaging 74.4 points per game while shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and grabbing 36.2 offensive rebounds per
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P
Northeast routs Jeff Davis
“We didnt do a lot of things very well (Friday), but Ive been in this game a long time and know youre going to have some bad nights, and sometimes youre going to get by with them and win,” the coach said after his teams 53-30 romp on its home
Updated: 02/25/2011 09:17P