Drop in housing starts tied to rising mortgage rates (Seattle Times) Housing construction and new building permits were down sharply last month, providing fresh evidence that rising mortgage rates are beginning...read more...
OAKLAND / 2 charged with scam that preyed on mortgage debt relief / Strapped homeowners allegedly were shown how to end (San Francisco Chronicle) Two Bay Area men were accused Thursday of operating a nationwide real estate scam in which struggling homeowners were promised that they could eliminate their mortgage debts, and walk away
H&R Block, Cerberus scrap mortgage deal (AP via Yahoo! News) H&R Block Inc. said Tuesday that a deal to sell its troubled mortgage lending arm has fallen through, forcing it to scrap most of the $1 billion business.read more...
City planner raises ire in Madison Natchez City Planner Andrew L. Smith has hit a roadblock with plans to build a house in an upscale subdivision in the city of Madison, despite Smith's denial of the
Mortgage rates heading down (Inside Bay Area) WASHINGTON ? Mortgage rates around thecountry, which have been trending upward, dropped this week, offering a dose of good news for prospective home buyers.read more...
Old Twist on Rebuilding New Orleans Officials and community advocates are quietly planting the seeds for an enterprising program that could give the government temporary control over thousands of privately owned homes damaged by Hurricane ...read
In its in-depth analysis of the mortgage market in March, the British Bankers’ Association said the number of mortgage approvals for house purchase slowed to 75,098 from 85,098 a year earlier.
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