Eighteen Lawrence Technological University (LTU) students shared their sketches and renderings of proposed projects along Woodward Avenue. I had a chance to visit their detroitSHOP Studio for a public open house held in Detroit’s Dime Building.
detroitSHOP Showcases Students’ Design Proposals for Downtown Detroit
by Victoria Araj on April 20, 2012 in Culture, Events, Mortgage Rates, Zing Zone
Mortgage Rates Inch Upward
by Eric Mally on April 19, 2012 in Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates moved slightly up this week. But, I’ll get into that later. What I’m more concerned about now is how I can creatively introduce what happened to mortgage rates according to Freddie Mac’s Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
FOX Business: Pay Off Your Home Loan Faster
by Eric Mally on April 16, 2012 in Home Buying, Mortgage Rates, Saving
I stumbled across this article earlier today and figured I’d share it with our loyal Zing! readers out there. Marcie Geffner of FOX Business listed the two easiest ways for borrowers to pay off their home loan faster.
15-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages Hit Record Low
by Eric Mally on April 12, 2012 in Home Buying, Home Sales, Mortgage News, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Updates and Changes, Refinance Mortgage, Smart Shopper
After skyrocketing two weeks ago, it seems that mortgage rates have fallen back to territory that we have been enjoying for most of the year. One week mortgage rates jump up for no reason, then the next week they fall to record lows. Seems to me that if you are thinking about refinancing or locking in to a mortgage that you shouldn’t wait much longer.
Technology in the Home Loan Industry – Watch-It Wednesday
by Eric Mally on April 11, 2012 in Mortgage Rates, Refinance Mortgage
Over here at Quicken Loans, we love us some technology. It’s more than just a love, though – it could be classified as a passion. Quicken Loans CEO Bill Emerson sat down with Jordan Fylonenko from our Public Relations team to discuss just how important technology is at Quicken Loans in this month’s installment of “Markets and Musings.”
Unexpected Things I Found While House Hunting
by Lisa Longlois on April 4, 2012 in Home Buying, Home Sales, Mortgage Rates, Smart Shopper
House hunting is an adventure, but working more than 40 hours a week and attempting to see prospective homes is a challenge. We turned our hunt into a one-day marathon. In one house after the other, we found some things we would have never expected to look for.
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages Fall Back Below 4%
by Eric Mally on March 29, 2012 in Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates took a dip back south all across the board after last week’s unexpected rise in rates, according to the Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac.
Bernanke: Take Job Gains With a Grain Of Salt
by Eric Mally on March 26, 2012 in Mortgage Rates
Yes, the government had added more than 200,000 jobs each month since January. Yes, the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.3 percent from 9 percent in the past five months. However, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the United States economy has been growing rather sluggish with the job gains and drop in the unemployment rate.
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Top 4% for the First Time in 2012
by Eric Mally on March 22, 2012 in Mortgage Rates
It was inevitable. There was no way we could keep sitting back and enjoying record-low mortgage rates week after week.
15-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages Fall to Record Lows
by Eric Mally on March 8, 2012 in Mortgage Rates
In this week’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, we got a pleasant surprise from the 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, which fell to a new record low. Take a look to see how other rates fared over the course of the week!
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