It takes two incomes to pay a mortgage (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
There has been a dramatic squeeze in home affordability measures in the last three months, effectively shutting out most first-home buyers from many parts of the country.
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Capital Senior Refinances Mortgage Debt (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Capital Senior Living Corp. said Tuesday it completed a $110 million refinancing of mortgage debt on 15 owned communities, and consequently paid down about $15 million of principal, thereby
Regulators want tighter rules for riskier mortgage loans (Bradenton Herald) FORT WORTH, Texas - Federal proposals that would increase regulatory scrutiny of mortgage loans that allow borrowers to minimize payments received generally favorable reaction from real estate professionals.read more...
MGIC tightens mortgage insurance coverage (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) LOCALMGIC tightens mortgage insurance coverageMGIC Insurance Corp. is tightening guidelines for issuing mortgage insurance as well as restricting coverage in a number of markets across the country in an effort
REFILE-Suncorp plans A$1.8 bln mortgage-backed bonds (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) - Australian banking and insurance group Suncorp-Metway Ltd. plans to sell A$1.8 bln ($1.5 billion) equivalent of residential mortgage-backed securities, a joint lead said on
8 questions to ask home listing agents In a buyer's, aka "soft," real estate market you need to put your home sale in the hands of a proven producer, says Real Estate Adviser Steve McLinden.read more...
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