Home sales slip in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City
“Yes, fewer homes were sold in 2007 than 2006, but everything is relative”
A “for sale” sign is displayed in the front yard of a home in North Liberty on March 1, 2007. via The Gazette
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UK mortgage lending accelerates (The Herald) Talk of the end of the recent mini-boom in the UK housing market may be premature, given figures yesterday showing the biggest net monthly jump in mortgage lending for more
Mortgage rates rise amid Fannie-Freddie troubles (Houston Chronicle) Mortgage rates are rising because of the troubles at the loan finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, threatening to deal another blow to the faltering housing market.
Extra year-end mortgage payment could cut tax bill A little year-end attention to your mortgage could lower your upcoming Internal Revenue Service bill.read more...
Home of Jane Wyatt On Sale for $6 Million The actress, best known for for her role in the 1950s sitcom "Father Knows Best," bought the property in the 1960s and raised her children there. read more...
Mortgage Traders to Lead Bonus Declines in 2008, Johnson Says (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage-traders' bonuses may drop by as much as 15 percent after rising U.S. subprime home-loan defaults sparked a slump in demand for the securities, compensation consultant
Budapest Bank profits slip because of expansion costs Budapest Bank , a member of GE 's financial services division, had consolidated Hungarian-accounting-standards after-tax profit of Ft 7.492 billion in 2006, gaining more than 30,000 new customers, the bank
February 16th, 2008
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