150,000 households face mortgage stress (Stuff)
Nearly 150,000 New Zealand households are at “extreme risk” of missing mortgage repayments and potentially losing their homes.
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Details Of Tax Plans Complex TALLAHASSEE - Senators spent four hours Friday trying to explain what one called a "hideously complex" plan to cut property taxes while House Republicans began a public relations blitz to
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Interest-only adjustable-rate home loans stir concerns Fannie Mae, the biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, is concerned that a rise in the use of interest-only adjustable-rate home loans by "less sophisticated" borrowers may result in credit problems
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank enters home mortgage (Gulf News) Dubai: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has announced its entry into the home mortgage market by signing a memorandum of understanding with Dubai-based Damac Properties.via
Inflation slows on energy, but core ticks higher Canada's inflation rate slowed to 1.2 per cent in January, with lower gasoline prices offsetting the rising cost of housing, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.Commentread more...