30-year mortgage rates calm, others mixed - 2004-02-26
Rates on benchmark 30-year mortgages kept steady at a seven-month low this week, while rates for other types of mortgages were mixed.

The average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages was 5.58 percent, unchanged from the previous week, which had marked the lowest rate since 5.52 percent for the week ending July 11, Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant, reported Thursday in its weekly nationwide survey of mortgage rates.
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House prices climb 3% in February - 2004-02-26
UK house prices increased during February at their quickest rate in almost two years, said the Nationwide.

The building society's findings show the property boom is not over, and will cause worry at the Bank of England, which recently raised interest rates.

The mortgage lender said house prices rose by 3.1% during the month, a rise of 17.1% over the past 12 months.
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