Adjustable mortgage payments set to jump (The Buffalo News)
Millions of cheap, teaser-rate mortgages that people took out a few years ago, when interest rates were rock-bottom, are about to get much more expensive.
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Katrina blamed for higher consumer prices HURRICANE KA- trina, which has already pushed gasoline above $3 a gallon, is prompting higher prices for everything from building supplies to chemicals.read more...
Regulators say mortgage market is self correcting (Boston Globe) Homeowners unable to pay monthly mortgage bills and facing foreclosure shouldn't count on help from Washington this year.read more...
Five people indicted in mortgage fraud scheme (Boston Globe) Five people have been indicted for allegedly falsifying bank documents to obtain fraudulent mortgage loans.read more...
Weigh pros, cons of second property Q. We own a house now, and I was thinking about buying a 4-year-old condominium for $100,000 and renting it out.read more...
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AROUND a third of MSPs are using public money to buy homes in... AROUND a third of MSPs are using public money to buy homes in Edinburgh's booming property market, it was claimed today.via