Existing home sales at record high
Sales of existing U.S. homes surged an unexpectedly large 4.5 percent to a record high in April and home prices posted the biggest annual gain in almost 25 years, a trade group said on Tuesday, in a report …
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Banks halt trading of German mortgage bonds (International Herald Tribune) A German banking association agreed Thursday to stop trading pfandbrief mortgage bonds, as rising global credit fears made it too difficult to continue trading the securities.read more...
Understanding a LIBOR ARM It's an adjustable-rate mortgage using a different index, says Dr. Don.read more...
'This Old House' Restores D.C. Home Ravaged by fire and vacant for a decade, the brick rowhouse was an eyesore, its windows nailed shut and its facade splotched with peeling paint. Then a nonprofit group
Watchdog bans mortgage brokers (Channel 4) The City watchdog has banned two mortgage brokers for submitting false applications to lenders.read more...
HBFC to issue 'Listed Mortgage Bonds' (Business Recorder) KARACHI (October 15 2005): The House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) plans to issue 'Listed Mortgage Bonds', which would be in the form of mortgage-backed 'Term Finance Certificates', through securitization of
Follow the Avenger's tips and you can save cash on home decorating AFTER a while, the room in which you live might look a little boring or just tatty.read more...