<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Front Gate Properties, LLC Real Estate &#187; mortgage</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/tag/mortgage/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com</link> <description>We are the &#34;key&#34; to your Front Gate in Aiken, South Carolina</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Mortgage Forms to get More Consumer-Friendly</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-forms-to-get-more-consumer-friendly/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-forms-to-get-more-consumer-friendly/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:17:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=6619</guid> <description><![CDATA[Borrowers may soon have an easier time sorting out all of those key details and expenses associated with their mortgage as well as more easily compare loan terms when trying to shop around for a mortgage that works best for them. 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While a 30-year term is a popular bank loan, private lenders are sometimes more comfortable with shorter loan periods like 15 or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/how-to-lend-to-a-family-member/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Purchase Applications Hit 6-Month High</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-purchase-applications-hit-6-month-high/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-purchase-applications-hit-6-month-high/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:44:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5690</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications to purchase homes increased 14.4 percent last week on an adjusted basis compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 9.6 percent compared with the previous week and was down 7.4 percent compared to the same week a year ago. On a seasonally [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-purchase-applications-hit-6-month-high/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Rates Edge Up</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-edge-up/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-edge-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:08:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5502</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interest on the 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 4.21 percent this week, up from a record low of 4.19 percent a week ago, reports Freddie Mac. Rates for 15-year fixed loans also rose, climbing to 3.64 percent from 3.62 percent. However, the five-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell to a record low of 3.45 percent, after averaging 3.47 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-edge-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Applications for Loans Fall</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/applications-for-loans-fall/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/applications-for-loans-fall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:21:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5310</guid> <description><![CDATA[Applications to purchase homes declined 3.3 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. On an unadjusted basis, the purchase index increased 18.9 percent compared to the previous week, which included Labor Day, but was 38 percent lower than the same week [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/applications-for-loans-fall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Expert Proposes Rewarding Good Borrowers</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/expert-proposes-rewarding-good-borrowers/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/expert-proposes-rewarding-good-borrowers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:33:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Good Borrowers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5238</guid> <description><![CDATA[At least one mortgage financing expert thinks that the government ought to consider rewarding people who are in financially sound shape and who want to continue to pay their underwater mortgages on time. Keith Gumbinger, a vice president at the HSH Associates mortgage-consulting firm, told Fortune magazine that he wants the federal government to issue [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/expert-proposes-rewarding-good-borrowers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Applications Fall Sharply</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-fall-sharply/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-fall-sharply/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:14:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4604</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications declined 27.1 percent last week compared to the previous week, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. The unadjusted purchase index decreased 27 percent compared with the previous week and was 24.1 percent lower than the same week a year ago. This is the lowest level of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-fall-sharply/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lower Rates Boost Mortgage Applications</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/lower-rates-boost-mortgage-applications/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/lower-rates-boost-mortgage-applications/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[refinances]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4136</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications rose 14.6 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with the previous week. They were up 15.5 percent on an unadjusted basis. Much of the increase was in refinances as rates dropped below 5 percent, although the purchase index increased 11.7 percent compared with the previous week and was just 9.8 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/lower-rates-boost-mortgage-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fannie, Freddie Go After Bad Loans</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/fannie-freddie-go-after-bad-loans/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/fannie-freddie-go-after-bad-loans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:58:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3909</guid> <description><![CDATA[Accountants at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are auditing mortgage files to uncover loans with improper documentation about a borrower’s income, and then forcing banks and savings and loans to buy the loans back. Freddie required lenders to buy back $2.7 billion of loans in the first nine months of 2009. 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