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Increased home sales and low mortgage rates have led to increased mortgage activity in New England, according to data from The Warren Group’s Mortgage MarketShare Module.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans declined to a record low, reducing borrowing costs amid an uneven recovery in the housing market.
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By Noah Rayman
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Bristol County, Mass. foreclosure starts surged 119 percent in May compared with the same period last year as lenders across the state initiated a wave of new petitions on struggling borrowers, The Warren Group said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Union Studio architects have redesigned Gilbane Development Co.’s proposed 102-unit luxury student apartment building on Thayer Street in response to neighborhood complaints that the original plan was “massive” and “monotonous.”
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Cornish Associates President and CEO Arnold “Buff” Chase said his company has five historic Providence buildings lined up to buy and restore once Rhode Island brings back its historic tax credit program.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Single-family sales in Bristol County, Mass., rose 17.43 percent compared with the same period in 2011, The Warren Group said Tuesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The foreclosure rate in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area fell 0.31 percentage points in April compared with the same period last year, CoreLogic said Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Rhode Island’s foreclosure rate fell 0.2 percentage points from May 2011 to May 2012, CoreLogic said Friday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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In a marketplace where lenders are demanding record-high FICO credit scores – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are averaging around 760 on approved mortgages this year – are you a little fuzzy about what can push your scores up or down?
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7/9/12
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Rhode Island had the fifth-highest Mortgage Fraud Index rating in 2011 for fraud investigations, according to LexisNexis’ 14th Annual Mortgage Fraud Report.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |