Home ownership at record levels … but so is mortgage debt (The Globe and Mail)
Canadians owe almost $850-billion on their homes; popularity of the 40-year mortgage is bringing more people into the market
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Mortgage Firm Still Adjusting To 2004 Takeover by Deutsche (Banker & Tradesman) In the past two decades, Boston-based Berkshire Mortgage has experienced continual growth and many changes. Most recently, the company became part of Deutsche Bank?s Global Commercial Real Estate Group and
How to say goodbye needs to be nailed down "I'll take that up with the executive branch" After five long months of banging and buzzing and pounding and ventilating fumes of polyurethane and paint, the home remodeling project
Program helps small businesses save energy and money CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Businesses in Illinois are now able to cash in on energy savings, thanks to a new technical-assistance program administered through the School of Architecture and the Office
Mortgage rates rise (CNN Money) Mortgage rates rose across the board this week as lower home prices and mortgage rates contributed to a more affordable market for homebuyers, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.read more...
U.S. launches mortgage aid effort (Louisville Courier-Journal) The government and the mortgage industry are launching the most sweeping effort yet to help troubled homeowners by speeding up the process for renegotiating hundreds of thousands of delinquent loans
Pressures Grow for Good Appraisals and Bad Everyone has the same question about homes now: What is one really worth? Professional real estate appraisers are paid to come up with a reliable answer -- one good enough