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U.S. Mortgage Rates Dip Back Below 3% as Borrowing Costs Seesaw – Bloomberg

Great article on recent mortgage rates, reach out to our refinance attorneys in Massachusetts at Moody & Knoth, P.C. to take advantage of these savings today! Mortgage rates in the U.S. are back below 3%. The average for a 30-year loan was 2.95%, down from 3% last...

Mortgage rates keep falling — will they finally drop to 0%? – MarketWatch

Mortgage rates keep falling — will they finally drop to 0%? Outside the U.S., lenders have even offered mortgages with negative interest rates. Mortgage rates are getting cheaper, and cheaper. And recent history suggests that trend could continue. Mortgage rates...

Bill would allow eviction records to be sealed – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Is this legislation fair to landlords who are trying to screen potential tenants? Tenants who faced evictions in the past could petition to have those court records sealed under a bill advancing through the Legislature. The Judiciary Committee unanimously...

Massachusetts Allows Remote Notarization

Enactment of the e-notary law in Massachusetts is a good first step towards the “virtual”, “paperless” closing. As banks become more familiar with the availability of “virtual” notarization, the reality of paperless closings gets closer to becoming a reality. In the...