Where to learn about mortgage rates
1 percent in February. Decreasing or stagnant property values are still troubling many markets. Buyers in large part seem hesitant to jump into the ailing housing market, in spite of the announcement of a new $275 billion government stimulus plan. The President vows to lend a hand to responsible homeowners before they are in danger of losing their homes. Some homeowners who took on a mortgage that was well within their means and have made all their payments on time, are angered that taxpayers have to pick up the tab for irresponsible borrowers who bought more than they could afford.