Affordable home-buying
Jacqui Hall is living proof that low- and moderate-income New Yorkers can break out of renting and into home ownership without going broke.
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UK August mortgage lending, approvals highest ever for the month - BSA (Sharewatch) Gross mortgage advances rose by 5.6 bln stg while net advances increased by 2.2 bln stg. Both figures are the highest ever for the month.read more...
Long-fuse mortgage bomb (Toronto Star) New York?Joe Ripplinger took out a $184,000 (U.S.) mortgage in 2006 and makes his payments every month. Now he owes $192,000. The 66-year-old Minneapolis house painter has a payment-option adjustable-rate
Stocks open higher, ignoring poor US lead The Australian share market opened lower this morning on the back of a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday.Commentread more...
Greedy banks in the dock over mortgage fees (Times Online) Bank and building-society bosses have been warned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog, that they face legal action if they refuse to cut their exorbitant mortgage exit
Johnston receives specialist designation Johnston receives specialist designation Liz Johnston, a Mountain Home Realtor, has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist designation by the Council of Residential Specialists.read more...
Progress toward mortgage industry reform is slow in California (Los Angeles Times) read more...