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Mortgage interest rates rose slightly last week for 30-year fixed rate mortgages and one year adjustable rate mortgages, announced the Mortgage Bankers Association today. But they're still relatively low.
Yesterday I blogged how falling home values makes buying a home more affordable for first time…
Topics: mortgage
Have you been buying more stuff this month? Are you feeling better about the economy?
The Conference Board announced that its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 54.9, up from 40.8 in April. The Index reports the responses of 5,000 households that are polled every month. Consumers who participate share…
Topics: personal finance advice
I remember sitting in an economics reporting seminar in grad school three years ago and many of us lamenting that we would not be able to buy homes, not with having to repay student loan debt too. Ever since the bursting of the housing bubble I'm feeling more hopeful. And today's S&P Case Shiller…
Topics: housing market
The crumble was delicious. Here's what it looked like. And, here's the recipe:
5-6 cups of whole fruit cut up. 10x6x2 pan 1/2 cup quick-cook oatmeal 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup of flour (more if the fruit is very wet) 1/2 tsp cinnamon (I used more) quarter cup of butter or margarine 2 tablespoons…
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