Mortgage approvals rise in June (BBC News)
Some 120,000 new mortgages are approved in June, the Bank of England says – the highest level for five months.
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Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Applications (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Home-loan data to be released Wednesday will show whether mortgage applications declined for the fourth-straight week as interest rates rose and refinancing applications plummeted.read more...
Choosing an Interest Only Mortgage Option (Ionia Sentinel-Standard) (ARA) - There are so many types of mortgage programs available to home buyers that it can get difficult to keep them all separate. One of the latest types of
Links to mortgage company websites: (Traverse City Record-Eagle) Mortgage calculator To help calculate approximate monthly payment on a new mortgage.read more...
30-year mortgage rates drop to lowest level since March (San Jose Mercury News) Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest level in six months, offering support to the sagging home market. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate
Beazer exits mortgage business and several markets (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Friday it will no longer originate mortgages and will offer its buyers mortgage services through Countrywide Financial Corp. The Atlanta-based company also released preliminary
Stocks Fall on Housing Market Jitters Stocks fell Tuesday as worries mounted that the nation's housing market may be slowing sharply enough to seep into the broader U.S. economy and crimp consumer spending.Commentread more...