Existing Home Sales Dip, Mortgage Rates Up (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Sales of previously owned homes dropped 2.6 percent in July as mortgage rates crept up.
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LeadPoint Launches UK Mortgage Lead Exchange (e-Consultancy) LeadPoint Launches UK Mortgage Lead Exchange Lead Quality and Innovative Technology Highlight New Platform LONDON, June 14th, 2006?LeadPoint, the premier U.S.-based global lead platform which opened
Appraisers furious about automated reports With home prices stagnant or declining in dozens of markets around the country, a bitter dispute has broken out inside the property-appraisal industry -- a fight that could affect how
Survey: Georgia 31st in mortgage closing costs (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Georgia has become a more affordable state in which to close a mortgage, according to a Bankrate Inc. survey published Thursday.read more...
Dozens of FHA loans covertly converted When Stephanie Stuart tried to sell her Dominion-built house four months ago, she discovered a secret.read more...
Casino Magnate's Home for Sale; Britney Spears Sells Penthouse MGM Mirage is asking $28 million for a Las Vegas house once owned by Steve Wynn. Plus, Britney Spears sells her Manhattan residence for $4 million.read more...
U.S. regulators unveil plan to revamp mortgage rules (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. financial regulators pledged on Thursday to toughen rules for mortgage brokers, lenders, and credit agencies, to try to restore investor confidence and prevent a recurrence of credit-market problems