The Economy Feeling bubbly about real estate (Reg Req’d)
Terrifying as it is, you still gotta love this housing bubble. Even in my un-trendy neighborhood, tiny bungalows are selling for eye-popping sums.
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Regulators Probe Upfront Estimates, Upcharges And Low-Balling Federal investigators are looking at real estate closings nationwide and turning up practices that might disturb home buyers.via
Questions of Cash: Poor service has left me hanging on the telephone Q: My Onetel phone line went dead on 22 June and despite many phone calls, e-mails and letters, the fault was not repaired until 4 July.read more...
Mortgage demand slumps, but better than '06 (USA Today) Mortgage applications fell for a second week, reflecting a drop in demand for home purchase and refinancing loans even as interest rates sank, an industry group said Wednesday.read more...
Katrina May Persuade Fed to End Rate Hikes Fallout from the disaster is expected to slow economic growth over the rest of the year, perhaps persuading the Fed to suspend its campaign of raising interest rates.read more...
Mortgage Benefits Corp. and WORLDWIDE Financial Group, Inc. Announce Agreement to Bundle the MortgageChoice Plan on (PR Web) Mortgage Benefits Corporation, the leading provider of group mortgage benefit plans, today announced an agreement with WorldWide Financial Group, Inc., a global broker of life, health and retirement plans for
Bank of America Report Sees Worse Mortgage Defaults (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) June 22 (Bloomberg) -- Losses in the U.S. mortgage market may be the ``tip of the iceberg'' as borrowers fail to keep up with rising payments on billions worth of