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Loan on paid-off home?

If a house is paid off, can you get a new mortgage to fund the purchase of a second property?

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Mortgages will stay low

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Refi despite a 2nd loan

It's not easy to refinance your mortgage when you have equity debt. Here are the options.

Lawsuit blocks condo refi

The condo builder did a lousy job. Now lenders won't refinance loans. What can owners do?

Prepay mortgage or refi?

You could cut your interest and loan costs by prepaying but at today's rates, why not refi?

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Mortgage rates plunge

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Mortgage Overnight Averages

Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30 yr fixed mtg	3.88%		3.87%
15 yr fixed mtg	3.21%		3.19%
5/1 ARM	2.88%		2.86%
30 yr fixed mtg refi	3.96%		3.93%

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Obama’s refinance dilemma

Is President Barack Obama's latest plan to allow millions more struggling homeowners to refinance their mortgages actually further

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