China developing mortgage loans (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
China is drawing up plans to develop its nascent mortgage-backed securities market, which allows homeowner loans to be repackaged and sold into the capital markets.
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Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. read more...
Advent leads buyout of Mexican mortgage lender (BizJournals) Buyout specialist Advent International has organized a consortium of private equity investors to acquire a majority interest in Hipotecaria Casa Mexicana (HCM), a mortgage-lending firm in Mexico.read more...
Rates on 30-year mortgages dip (Reg Req'd) Rates on 30-year mortgages declined this week after posting increases for six consecutive weeks.read more...
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. Announces Portfolio Changes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NEW YORK----Jan. 10, 2006--Annaly Mortgage Management today announced that during the fourth quarter of 2005 it undertook a portfolio rebalancing with the objective of improving future financial performance.read more...
Welcome home ... ROOM TO MOVE: The light and spacious lving area, which was doubled in size by removing two fires and an internal wall. via Manawatu Evening Standard read more...
MORTGAGE MONSTERS (New York Post) THE stock of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell sharply this week. The drop not only shows how far they've fallen in investors' esteem - it calls into