Scots stand to inherit a new property boom
JEREMY WATSON SCOTTISH house prices will continue to soar for the next decade thanks to billions of pounds of help from beyond the grave.
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U.S$. keeps losing value vs peso The plunging U.S$. could keep some Arizonans and other Americans from traveling to Mexico.read more...
Bernanke Expects More Fallout From Housing Downturn Ben Bernanke said the housing downturn is likely to remain 'a significant drag' on economic growth through early 2008. read more...
30-year mortgage rates unchanged; others drop (The Capital) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Rates on 30-year mortgages were unchanged last week but other rates showed declines. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.88
RBC Royal Bank raising mortgage rates by one-fifth of a per cent (CP) - RBC Royal Bank (TSX:RY) says it will raise a wide range of interest rates by one-fifth of a percentage point, effective Tuesday.The Royal, Canada's largest bank, said
IMF warns over UK property crash A sharp rise in interest rates could trigger a slump in house prices, which are overvalued by "any conventional measure", the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday.read more...
Chat Plus Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. read more...