As Bill Evolves, Mortgage Debt Is Snowballing (New York Times)
Congress?s sweeping rescue package for struggling homeowners may only be able to touch a fraction of those in trouble and would do little to bolster the market, analysts say.
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When interest rates bite back (Reg Req'd) If you thought your home equity loan was getting expensive, just wait until next month.read more...
Rate Trend Index -- Mortgages Each week, Bankrate.com surveys experts to gauge which way interest rates are headed on mortgages -- a vital tool if you're about to buy a home.read more...
Conference looks at state housing problems By Kelly McBride Journal staff It's a multifaceted issue with many components, and that's why low-income housing advocates say the brains and initiative of the public and private sectors have
REITs Rally in Quarter Real-estate stocks have mounted a comeback so far this quarter, as Wall Street's worries over their ability to access the capital markets have eased.read more...
Emerging-Market Bonds Fall on Revived Subprime Mortgage Concern (Bloomberg.com) July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market bonds fell after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors in its failed hedge funds they will get little if any money back, reviving concern that losses
Met Mortgage charges filed (Tacoma News Tribune) The federal government on Monday filed civil and criminal charges in the Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Co. collapse, which cost more than 10,000 investors some $450 million.read more...