Analysts not worried of mortgage rates - 2004-01-09
Mortgage rates inched up again this week, with the 30-year rate climbing to the highest level in almost a month. But even with the modest rise, rates still are low enough to keep the housing market healthy, analysts said.

The average rate on 30-year mortgages rose to 5.87 percent, up from 5.85 percent last week, Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant, said yesterday in its weekly nationwide survey of mortgage rates.
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House prices going up - 2004-01-09
Gail Thornton knows intimately that 2003 was a very strong year for home sales in South Sound.
Thornton learned the hard way that prices are on the rise, averaging $188,870 for the year.

Low interest rates helped bring more buyers to the market. The rates have climbed somewhat but are still attractive, Adams said. The average rate on 30-year mortgages rose to 5.87 percent this week, up from 5.85 percent last week.
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