Homeowners swimming against rising rate tide (Reg Req’d)
For Kim and James Merly, the home-equity line of credit came in handy—it helped pay for their son’s college education, a car and renovations to two rental properties.
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Mortgage rates tick higher (CNN Money) Mortgage rates rose slightly in the latest week to their highest level this year.read more...
Public Image of Realtors Reaches All-Time High Public opinion of the nation's Realtors has reached an all-time high for the third straight year according to an annual tracking survey conducted to measure the effectiveness of the eighth
Mortgage lending hits new high (Guardian Unlimited) Business & money: Mortgage lending rose to record levels last month as borrowers reacted to further interest rate rises.read more...
Mortgage broker to face court over loan (News Interactive) THE corporate watchdog is taking a mortgage broker to court for allegedly deceiving a lender into giving money to a teenager who could not afford to pay it back.read more...
He'd rather not be in Philadelphia After a five-year absence from Chicago, Paul Vallas is bowing out as Philadelphia Schools CEO and returning to the Chicago area, where he's been looking at homes via the
State pension plans seeking returns in mortgage market (The State) The subprime mortgage crisis has yielded at least one benefit for states: Mortgage-related investments have become so cheap that they are luring some pension funds to buy. Retirement systems in