Discounts and interest rates fuel home sales
Homes sales ticked up in July as many buyers, lured by deep discounts and rising interest rates, decided to pounce.
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Mortgage lending stays at record level (Financial Times) Mortgage lending by banks equalled its previous record level in July, underscoring the robust state of the housing market before this month's decision by the Bank of England to raise
10 things to know before renting an apartment It's that time of year again. The chill is gone, spring is here, and, oh yes, it's time for many students in Gainesville to think about moving. via Gainesville.com
Builder's condo craze bet is unprecedented Driving down Miami's Brickell Avenue in his dark gray Mercedes-Benz S500 one recent morning, developer Jorge Perez did not like what he saw.via
Mortgage lending dips (Times Online) Mortgage lending slowed in August for the first time in four months, signalling that a shock interest rate rise in the same month may have begun to curb homebuyers' appetite
U.S. mortgage rates creeping up (UPI) MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The average U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose in the last seven days to 6.46 percent from 6.36 percent the week before.read more...
Mortgage Applications Slipped Last Week (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Fewer people applied for mortgage loans last week, a lending industry group reported, as cooling home prices and higher interest rates kept home buyers off the market.read more...
August 30th, 2008
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