Fed to help US mortgage holders (BBC News)
The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.
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Build energy efficiency into your home building plans Building a home takes money no matter how you cut it. Natural Resources Canada, the federal government department that administers the EnerGuide rating system in Canada, is reminding Canadians to
Subprime mortgage crisis may leave few independent players (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The subprime mortgage crisis will likely decimate the crop of specialist companies that sprouted during the boom years of the sector, analysts said this week.
Mortgage lending may halve, warns CML (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) The Bank of England must double its efforts to deal with the credit crisis, warned the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) today, with mortgage lending in danger of halving this
New SLO shops may be short-lived An art gallery, furniture shop and wireless store have opened next to each other in a row of single-level buildings along Marsh Street at Nipomo Street in downtown San Luis
Australia reverse mortgage fall amid credit crunch (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance) SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Growth in reverse mortgage lending in Australia slowed sharply in the second half of 2007 as the global credit crunch forced banks to ration credit,
10 cheap ways to boost your home's value Short on cash but ready to renovate? Think new door handles, not new doors and spiffed-up appliance fronts, not new appliances.read more...