Home-Price Appreciation Slowed During Third Quarter
The average cost of a single-family house rose by a brisk 12% but the pace was down from a 14% rate of increase in the second quarter.
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Government Crackdown on Mortgage Fraud (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) More than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March, including dozens over the last two days, in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud
Make extra mortgage payments without a fee (Jewish World Review) http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Q. What is your view about making a standard monthly mortgage payment vs. a pay-every-two-weeks program with a $350 enrollment fee?via
Colo. posts gains against mortgage fraud (Denver Post) For the first time in five years, Colorado has dropped out of the top 10 states for instances of mortgage fraud. read more...
Results show damage mortgage industry has taken (Houston Chronicle) Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view today as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of
Homex CEO Discusses Outlook for 2006 Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V. today announced guidance for 2006. The Company's CEO, Gerardo de Nicolas, spoke with members of the investment community during the Company's third quarter earnings conference
Mortgage applications up last week: MBA (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Applications for U.S. residential mortgages rose last week as higher interest rates failed to deter borrowers from refinancing their existing home loans, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.read