Rockford-area home buyers leapt into action in August, as mortgage rates climbed to a two-year high, with total home sales and the average price reaching new highs in the current
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Sponsored by National Cooperative Bank If you’re applying for a mortgage or refinancing your existing one in the post-Lehman world, you probably already know that there’s a bit more to
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