Seoul Puts Cap on Home Mortgage Loans (donga.com)
Bank mortgage loans have been capped. To control housing prices, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has put a brake on mortgages by setting limits on bank home loan mortgages.
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Mark Twain Area United Way kicks off campaign The chairman of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area kicked off the 2005-2006 campaign Thursday by thanking the volunteers who will make it happen.read more...
Posh New York Apartments Will Become Condominiums Manhattan's crown jewel of apartment buildings will be converted into condos under a deal reached by an Israeli billionaire for a 50% stake in the property. read more...
Low mortgage interest rates to continue: IMC (Sunday Business Post) Irish homeowners can look forward to at least another 12 months of historically low mortgage interest rates, Irish Mortgage Corporation (IMC) economist Geoff Tucker said today.via
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week (MSNBC) U.S. mortgage applications fell to a more than 3-1/2-year low last week amid a sharp drop in demand for loan refinancing even as interest rates held steady, an industry trade
FBI probes 14 companies in broad subprime mortgage investigations (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is targeting 14 companies as part of a broad probe into the subprime mortgage meltdown, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Consumers confident but still saving (Reg Req'd) Dwindling prospects of an interest rate rise have lifted the spirits of the nation's consumers - but not enough that they're about to embark on a shopping spree.read more...