Bank chief issues mortgage call (BBC News)
The Governor of the Bank of England tells the BBC he wishes mortgage costs were part of the inflation target.
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Saying No Mow When Janice and Alex Dreier lived in Alexandria, they devoted a significant chunk of their weekend to yard work. Not so since moving to a house in Bethesda in fall
Despite reservations, Bush ready to sign mortgage relief for 400,000 strapped homeowners (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging
Record low for mortgage approvals (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) Mortgage lending by the UK's high street banks plunged by 64% in August from the same time last year to a new record low.read more...
What goes up Will high real estate prices in Anchorage come tumbling down? - By Monica Bradbury Monica Bradbury photo This house off Abbott Loop Road sold the first day it was listed.read
Bear Stearns Mortgage Unit Sets Up Team to Avert Foreclosures (Bloomberg.com) April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos., the biggest U.S. underwriter of bonds backed by home loans, said its mortgage- servicing unit set up a team to help stave off
Darling attacks lenders for £2,500 mortgage set-up fees (Daily Mail) Lenders are 'taking advantage' of homeowners by charging them mortgage arrangement fees of up to £2,500, according to the Chancellor.read more...