Mortgage approvals surge in September (Guardian Unlimited)
Mortgage approvals soared to two-and-a- half year high in September, official data showed today, suggesting that the housing market has shrugged off higher interest rates.
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'Come Home' theme to mark new holiday event in Clinton A planning committee of Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce members and volunteers selected the theme for the Dec.via
Home buyer worry in two areas If you're wondering what it will be like if the real estate bubble bursts, ask some homeowners in Dorchester and Roxbury.via
People in Business NONPROFITS The Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition has named Mike Davis as coordinator.read more...
Government Crackdown on Mortgage Fraud (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) More than 400 real estate industry players have been indicted since March, including dozens over the last two days, in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud
US mortgage refinancing offers hope of stability (FT.com via Yahoo! News) Amid the steady drumbeat of bad news for the US housing market, there are hopes that a recent dramatic fall in mortgage rates could help struggling homeowners refinance into
Adjustable mortgage reset expected to push more toward foreclosure (WKYC Cleveland) A year ago the U.S. mortgage industry wrote a record number of home loans, more than 600,000.read more...