Archive for April, 2010

Dreambuilder Custom Homes announces new build project: Dreambuilder Four

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Dreambuilder Custom Homes is proud to announce its latest project:  a custom home located on a picturesque river-front lot on Doctor’s Lake.  Known as Dreambuilder Four, the project is located at 2950 Magnolia Road in Orange Park, FL.

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Housing Starts And Permits Rise in March

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

April 16, 2010 – Nationwide housing starts rose for a third consecutive month in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 626,000 units from an upwardly revised February number, according to figures released today by the U.S. Commerce Department. The rate of permit issuance for new housing construction also rose by a solid 7.5 percent in the month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units.

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Mortgage rates fall after rising 4 straight weeks

Friday, April 16th, 2010

McLEAN, Va. (AP) – April 16, 2010 – Rates for long-term mortgages dropped this week but still remained above 5 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 5.07 percent this week, down from 5.21 percent a week earlier, a survey by the mortgage financier Freddie Mac said. Last week’s average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage had been the highest since mid-August, when it was 5.29 percent.

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