Stocks Set to Open Lower Ahead of Data U.S. stock futures are trading slightly down Thursday ahead of the weekly jobless claims and May existing home sales reports, both seen declining modestly.via
Can Houses Be Sold Like Art? A restored modernist home in Palm Springs, Calif., fetched $15 million this week at Christie's prestigious evening sales -- a record for a home sold at an art-house auction. Photosread
How Congress Can Rein In Opportunistic Steering by Brokers One of the important objectives of the mortgage legislation winding its way through Congress is to prevent brokers from steering borrowers to costlier loans, according to the bill's sponsor,
Bond market throws Greenspan a curve Now at Scottrade, not only are market orders $7, but limit orders are too. Only $500 to open an account.read more...
Mortgage rates drop 0.17 percent (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Mortgage rates fell this week on continued signs of economic weakness. And the Federal Housing Administration will start charging riskier borrowers more.read more...
Despite reservations, Bush ready to sign mortgage relief for 400,000 strapped homeowners (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging
More Canadian homes were sold in the first quarter of this year than during the same period in 2004, but increases in prices and interest rates will cool the market shortly, the Canadian Real Estate Association …
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