Posted on 02 September 2010
Tags: Barack Obama, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Aid, Foreclosure Aid Package, home owners, Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News, Unemployment
The administration working under President Obama has planned to provide $3 billion to those who are unemployed and soon would be facing their home foreclosure. This is often seen as a case in the nation’s toughest job markets. The main outline for this plan is that there would be a breakup of the total amount. The first breakup of $2 billion will be sent to 17 states which have unemployment rates higher than the national average for a year. Those states would then make use of this money in a manner which would help provide aid to unemployed homeowners.
Some of those states have already designed such programs. The other part of the total will be given towards a new program being run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It will provide homeowners with emergency zero-interest rate loans of up to $50,000 for up to two years.
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Posted on 09 January 2009
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Mortgage rates in U.S. have fallen to another record low as the week closes. It is has declined for 10th consecutive week this time.
As Freddie Mac reported this Thursday that 30-year fixed rate mortgage yields have averaged about 5.01% for the week ending on January 8th, 2009. it is a 9 basis point decline from last weeks’ rate. It is nice to compare it with the rates this time last year. which were 5.87% .
Since The Govt. Sponsored Agency Freddie Mac started the survey(1971), this is the lowest reported level for these rates.
15-year fixed rate mortgage is even lower at 4.62%. It is has declined sharper from 4.80% levels of last week and a down hill slide of 5.43% level of this time, last year. It is said to be the lowest reported rate since June 13, 2003.
It is expected that this will impact on adjustable-rate mortgage especially the 5-year adjustable mortgages which averaged about 5.5% this week down from 5.7% last week.
Plain English: What does it mean for house owners
Well, the the house owners around US are struggling with increased cost of living and job uncertainty, these attractive rates can offer real relief in terms of monthly amount spent on home loan re-payments. Most of the homeowners will see this as an opportunity to get rid of expensive adjustable rate mortgage and get a fixed payment loan instead for the peace of mind that comes with it. As It the fixed-rate mortgages are not likely to go down any further, It is a good time to bet on them.
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