Buyout Firms, Scorned as Locusts,’ Invade the Housing Market in Germany
Dec. 23—Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd., controlled by U.K. financier Guy Hands, is betting it can entice Germans to buy their own homes.
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What's needed is a simple mortgage disclosure form, expert says (Los Angeles Times) When banking expert Alex J. Pollock started looking at mortgage disclosure forms, even he had trouble understanding them. Pollock, a former banking industry executive who now serves as a fellow
California's new-home sales hit a high mark last year (Reg Req'd) Riverside was the most active county in single-family home building in 2005. 30,672 houses built in 2005 in Riverside County 29,478 houses built in 2004 in Riverside County 15,238 houses
Fed's goal: Avoid repeat of mortgage mess (USA Today) The Federal Reserve unveiled historic changes for the mortgage industry Tuesday, taking aim at the predatory and abusive lending practices that have fueled the foreclosure crisis.read more...
Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2005 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. , a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage-related securities, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.via
Pattern book revival helps homeowners recover best of the past Many people are using an old kind of road map to find their way back to the past: They are turning to historically inspired pattern books that help people build
Tribune's Newsday Sold for $650 Mil. NEW YORK | Tribune Co.'s $650 million sale of Newsday is an important step toward alleviating its debt burden - for this year. more» read more...