Homeowners braced for rate hike Homeowners are gearing up for a hike in mortgage repayments as the Bank of England seems almost certain to raise interest rates.Commentread more...
Rising home values might help buyers escape PMI earlier Rapidly rising home values could help many new buyers get out of private mortgage insurance earlier than expected, but some are unaware they're even paying it.read more...
Realtors foresee recovery despite 'challenges' THE , a leading indicator based on contracts signed, fell 4.1 percent in January to 108.7 points - the second-highest reading since August, after December's 112.3 The nation's housing market
New HK mortgage loan approvals fall 9.1 pct in Sept (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) HONG KONG, Oct 25 (Reuters) - New mortgage loans approved in Hong Kong in September fell 9.1 percent to HK$11.5 billion (US$1.47 billion) from August, the Hong Kong Monetary
Media Advisory - Press Briefing - Gatineau - October 19 - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Chambre (Government of Canada News) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), in collaboration with the Chambre immobilière de l'Outaouais (CIO), will hold a press briefing to take stock of the resale market. Honorine Youmbissi, Market
PM mortgage warning to voters (Liverpool Echo) Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown warned that the election of a Conservative government on Thursday risked returning Britain to the high mortgage rates of the John Major
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg)—A decline in mortgage bond prices is raising interest rates on U.S. home loans, even for borrowers least prone to default. Rates on average 30-year fixed mortgages rose to 6.37 percent this week, about the highest in six years, as yields on bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased to almost the highest since 1986 relative to Treasuries.
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