Existing Home Sales Down
Sales of existing U.S. homes were down in January while home prices continued to appreciate at double-digit rates.
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More mortgage woe as Halifax raises fixed rate loans by 0.5 per cent (Daily Telegraph) Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, has piled more woe on cash-strapped homeowners by raising fixed rates by 0.5 per centage points.read more...
West's apartment dwellers absorb big rent increases in 2006 A research firm that tracks the cost of renting an apartment says a slump in home sales is continuing to drive up rental costs.Commentread more...
This job's almost child's play Look closely at some of the final Big Dig ramps under construction at the South Bay interchange in Boston and you'll see workers assembling some sections using large blocks of
Mortgage applications up (UPI) The number of mortgage applications in the United States rose last week, spurred by lower interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.read more...
Interest rates are kept on hold Borrowers have been spared a second rise in interest rates in as many months. There had been fears that the Bank of England might spring another shock at its monthly
Mortgage growth rockets (IAfrica South African Business News) Data released by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) showed that mortgage growth in September reached its highest level in over 20 years at 28.8 percent year-on-year, compared with 27.9