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About 25% of the top 400 metro areas saw lower home values in the second quarter, double last year's number. Is yours one of them? See HSH.com's Home Value Tracker.

About 25% of the top 400 metro areas saw lower home values in the second quarter, double last year's number. Is yours one of them? See HSH.com's Home Value Tracker.

What was the interest rate for a 30-year amortized fixed rate loan in 1993?

Check out HSH.com's historical mortgage rate data here. Rates are available from 1986 to present and for a couple of popular loan types, too.

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Credit life insurance is sold to homeowners as a means to pay off the mortgage in the event of the death of the homeowner.

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