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BOB WALTERS This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of...
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FRANK NOTHAFT Although mortgage rates have risen in the last two weeks, they are still below last year's annual av...
FRANK NOTHAFT So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o...
FRANK NOTHAFT Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a...
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AMY CREWS CUTTS Rising long rates threaten the bellwether housing industry as well as consumer spending. The higher ...
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FRANK NOTHAFT Mortgage rates were largely unchanged this week, amid a sobering December jobs report and growing te...
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FRANK NOTHAFT I think the Fed is going to raise interest rates over the rest of this year. I think it will go up a...
FRANKLIN RAINES The drop in mortgage interest rates is offsetting higher home prices, so housing affordability condi...
MARTIN EDWARDS The seasonally adjusted annual (industry-wide) sales rate in the last six months has exceeded 18 mil...
BOB REWEY Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CUTTS Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CREWS CUTTS Mortgage rates may inch up, but I don't see them getting back up to 8, 9 or 10 percent for a long ti...
BRAD MONROE On a year-on-year basis, before this number was released, housing starts are down 11 percent. So you...
KATHLEEN CAMILLI Low mortgage rates continue to fuel the housing market, making homeownership more attainable to a br...
FRANK NOTHAFT This bodes well for Motorola, ... Nokia isn't really stealing market share. The whole industry is do...
GREG GORBATENKO All forecasts are for interest rates and mortgage rates to go up a little bit again this year. It co...
KATHY DECK Longer-term rates will not rise dramatically as long as the Fed keeps the short-term policy rate at ...
DAVID KOTOK We've thought for a long time this housing cycle was a little different from those of the past, in t...
DAVID JORDAN Our January forecast calls for a gradual rise in long-term rates throughout 2006. This should induce...
FRANK NOTHAFT Although down somewhat, the purchase market continues to benefit from strong job formation and long-...
BOB WALTERS
The key to house prices is the share of foreclosure or short sales in the total housing market. When... MARK ZANDI The last few months of 2005 marked the first time since mid-2004 that the fixed-rate mortgage was ab...
VINCE MALTA The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CUTTS The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS There is no denying that 2005 has been a tremendous year for the housing industry. Very favorable in...
DAVID PRESSLY Currently freight rates are below their record highs of 2004, but when compared to historical averag...
BHARAT SHETH
There is no better way to quickly buoy hard-pressed homeowners than helping them take advantage of t... MARK ZANDI Long-term U.S. interest rates have risen as the market has started to price in the likelihood that t...
MASAMICHI KOIKE Overall, the mortgage approvals and lending data indicate that the more robust housing market activi...
HOWARD ARCHER
Fixed mortgage rates remain at historically low levels and thus should continue to fuel reasonably s... ALAN GREENSPAN The expectation is that there will be more fish available. Typically, the (stocked) brook trout are ...
FRANCIS BRAUTIGAM Rates for long term CDs (terms of 12 months and longer) are typically driven by the activity in the ...
RANDY ROSEN The strong second half in 2005 is feeding through into 2006. The consensus wisdom for industry growt...
MALCOLM PENN It bodes well for having more housing happen in that setting as opposed to building it out and away ...
ANDREW MICHAEL
Research is subordinated (not to a long-term social benefit) but to an immediate commercial profit. ... WALTER MODELL
So is this how it works Doctor? You never interfere with the affairs of other peoples or planets, un... STEVEN MOFFAT Two-thousand-six is going to look a lot like late 2005. We've passed the recovery period, and we're ...
BRIAN ROONEY Earnings had been very good, 22 percent for the S&P and about 32 percent for technology in general. ...
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TERESA MCCULLOCH The fundamentals remain solid. Virginia is among the 10 fastest-growing states in the country, and m...
KIT HALE Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the ...
MICHAEL ANCELL
The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from ... MARK ZANDI You're seeing inventories creeping up and affordability pinching more and more, and you're seeing lo...
ANTHONY CHAN The airlines are long-term partners, and we're hoping for the best resolution for the industry. But ...
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BOB DINNEEN If you bought a house at the top of the market with an adjustable-rate mortgage, knowing that long-t...
MARCI ROSSELL [The long-term demographics for housing are encouraging, as well.] The important thing is that the E...
SUSAN WACHTER
Lately, I've been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk... CAMILLE PAGLIA The Fed has been singularly unsuccessful in cooling down the hot U.S. housing market, primarily beca...
NARIMAN BEHRAVESH The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CUTTS The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS The policy will probably continue for another six months. By December, the rates may be raised to 0....
EISUKE SAKAKIBARA
I think what we have in store is a slow deflating of the housing bubble, not a bursting of the bubbl... MARK ZANDI The Commerce Department report on housing starts showed a considerable drop in starts in November. H...
FRANK NOTHAFT This plan... is going to be incredibly important for the long-term viability of the wine industry an...
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ALAN BOLLARD People who calculated what they could afford when rates were 5.25 percent have realized their mortga...
ANTHONY HSIEH That said, January housing starts were the highest in over 20 years, and that is based on higher rat...
FRANK NOTHAFT That said, January housing starts were the highest in over 20 years, and that is based on higher rat...
FRANK NOTHAFT Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 perce...
RANDY NEUGEBAUER As we expected, mortgage rates moved upward a little in response to the current volatility in the fi...
FRANK NOTHAFT Our mortgage rates will skyrocket,
CHET EDWARDS We think inflation in the middle of this year will be back below target. We are likely to see 5 perc...
DAVID BRICKMAN It's pretty clear that housing is slowing. Rising mortgage rates and the very fast rising homes pric...
CELIA CHEN Even with new development, we're still expecting the vacancy rates to stay below 2 percent throughou...
MIKE HAMASU Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were more strongly affected by the latest Federal Reserve rate hike...
FRANK NOTHAFT If you are lagging behind in your housing loan payments due to some financial reasons, do not avoid ...
ZENG HAN JUN “Yes, you can save money by refinancing. However it is actually a waste of your money if you refin...
ZENG HAN JUN A good measure of debts can help you in achieving your goals. However, an over dosage can produce na...
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HENRY LUI Any time capacity drops below 80 percent in the steel industry, it has a drastic impact.
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JEFFREY LUBELL The homeowner who contacts 888-995-HOPE isn't comfortable contacting his or her mortgage company for...
WALT FRICKE Right now, we're seeing upward momentum in long-term rates, especially with new inflation worries. L...
DANIEL JESTER I'm happy they were as scrupulous as they were because it bodes well for the [system's] long-term su...
GERALD JONES Since there are no changes in the allotment of residences, I think it bodes well for the residents.
MIKE FRANCIS Long term rates are staying constant or coming down. At 5.43 percent you can budget for it. With you...
BRIAN BREWER There is a long-term favorable backdrop to long-term securities in demand from the pension industry.
JASON EVANS If rates move up, housing will move down. But as long as we see relatively low interest rates and em...
GREGORY GIEBER
For too long, the world has been focused on short-term growth and development at the expense of our ... GISELE BUNDCHEN Any way you slice it, the report suggests homebuilding is holding up quite well, and it will continu...
DEAN MAKI When you think of all that goes into what you write you realize that only you see all that is needed...
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