U.S. MBA’s Mortgage Applications Index Rose 7.2% Last Week (Bloomberg.com)
April 5 (Bloomberg)—U.S. mortgage applications posted their strongest gain last week in more than two months, as both home purchases and refinancing rose.
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Drop in mortgage approvals points to housing slowdown (Independent) Fresh signs that higher interest rates are putting the brakes on the housing market emerged yesterday from a report showing mortgage approvals plummeted last month.read more...
Mortgage Applications Up Last Week (Orange County Business Journal) Mortgage applications increased last week, driven by a brisk rise in demand for loans to purchase homes even as interest rates rose to 16-month highs, an industry group's figures showed
At 70, Greenbelt Searches for Rejuvenation and Preservation Greenbelt was created 70 years ago in what used to be a remote exurb of Washington at a time when the federal government aspired to be a risk-taking real
Hidden victims of mortgage crisis: Pets abandoned by their owners after foreclosure (The Journal News) Pets are becoming the newest victims of the nation's mortgage crisis as homeowners leave animals behind when they can no longer afford their property.read more...
New Questions Arise Regarding Bellevue Motel Fire A paper trail of construction code trouble is raising new questions about a mysterious Bellevue fire A future Holiday Inn Express Motel just south of Cornhusker Road on 15th Street
EBay nation put to test For years, eBay has been defined by its uniquely loyal ``community'' -- the enthusiastic masses of sellers and buyers who have turned it into the world's largest online marketplace.via