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N.J. housing gap hurts residents It seems New Jersey is perpetually debating the appropriate balance between home building and open space preservation -- with both sides claiming the moral high ground on just
PMI Group reports drop in Q3 net income, despite 5% increase in premiums earned PMI Group Inc. on Nov. 3 reported third-quarter net income of $95.7 million, or 97 cents per share, compared to $102.6 million, or 99 cents per share, in the year-ago
FSA outlines details of mortgage and insurance regulation review (Banking Business Review) UK regulator the Financial Services Authority has set out further details of its post-implementation reviews of the mortgage and general insurance regimes.read more...
Sector Wrap: Mortgage Lenders (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of mortgage lenders sank Thursday after two major lenders reported hefty costs in their mortgage businesses. Bank of America Corp., the second-biggest U.S. bank, said disruptions in the
Builder stocks sinking (Reg Req'd) Homebuilder stocks are getting hammered. Investors have been indiscriminately selling shares of the big homebuilders for the better part of two weeks - Dallas-based Centex Corp.read more...
Home construction falls for sixth month Construction spending fell in September as home building declined for a sixth consecutive month, the longest stretch of weakness in residential construction in more than a decade.Commentread more...