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Mortgage Mashup — Leprechauns, Jennifer Aniston, and Home Loans

Search on Google’s Hot Trends today and leprechaun is the top surging topic.  Since it is St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration has many curious about the relevant subject matters of Leprechaun Tossing to local Irish Pubs.  Interestingly enough, the largest spike in results David Aronchick’s Huffington Post Article, 20 Years Later: Jennifer Aniston and the Leprechaun.

Trend Results for Leprechauns and Mortgage Rates

Trend Results for leprechaun and Mortgage Rates

Movie cover

Movie cover

It was twenty years ago that Jennifer Aniston made her movie début in the movie, “Leprechaun”, a low budget horror/comedy movie about an evil, sadistic Leprechaun going on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.  Aniston, at the time, supported herself with several part-time jobs, which included working as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike messenger.

Aniston, lived in Los Angeles, CA in 1993.  According to HSH Associates, Financial Publishers, the mortgage rate for a 30 year fixed then was 7.57% for 30 year Fixed Rate Mortgage, 7.10% for a 15 year Fixed Rate Mortgage. These home loan rates are double current mortgage rates today.  Based on what Aniston’s income what may have been at that time, a 30 year fixed rate would have been best.  The national median home price was $129,900, the average was $146,600 according to the US Census.

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