Aug 2 2013, 4:11PM Mortgage rates fell sharply today, matching the pace of yesterday’s abrupt move higher.  By the end of the day most lenders were close to their best rates of the week.  Whereas  30yr Fixed best-execution was near a move to 4.625% yesterday, it’s well back into the 4.5% range today with buydowns […]

Houses  deluged with offers  way above their asking price are common stories nowadays. But there remain a significant minority of wallflowers. They could be challenged in some way — awkward layout, unpermitted work, problematic location — or there could be an issue with the pricing. Here’s a tale of two recent for-sale houses, located side […]