Average mortgage rates for 1-family homes - 2004-01-14
Average mortgage rates for single-family homes among some of the largest metropolitan areas as of Jan. 14 as compiled by bankrate.com. The rates are for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages for 80 percent of the value of the house. A point is a one-time fee equaling one percent of mortgage.

Boston 5.87 + 0.00 5.96 + 0.00

Chicago 5.76 + 0.13 5.94 + 0.08

Dallas 5.56 + 0.70 5.77 + 0.63

Detroit 5.58 + 0.44 5.77 + 0.46
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U.S. weekly mortgage requests up last week - 2004-01-14
Americans sent more requests for mortgages to refinance or to purchase homes last week as 30-year mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since July 2003, a U.S. mortgage industry group said on Wednesday.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said its widely watched mortgage market index, a measure of mortgage loan demand, for the week ending Jan. 9, climbed 17.1 percent to 702.6 from the previous week's 599.9.
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