Mortgage rates tipped to stay high (The New Zealand Herald)
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is tipped to cut the official cash rate this month, but mortgage holders and first home buyers are warned not to expect lower interest rates yet.
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Habitat to build 30 homes in revitalization area Habitat to build 30 homes in revitalization area Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity has announced plans to be build 30 homes in one of the county's revitalization areas. Charlotte County
BofA to exit wholesale-mortgage business (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Bank of America Corp. will exit its consumer wholesale-mortgage business, a move that will eliminate 700 jobs.read more...
HBOS mortgage share hit by pricing error (FT.com via Yahoo! News) HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, has suffered a dramatic loss in its share of the mortgage market at a time when housing has been booming.read more...
U.S. Growth May Hinge on Businesses The housing market is gradually fading as a prop for the economy, eroding a source of increased wealth that allowed consumers to borrow and spend avidly in recent years.read more...
8,000 families of servicemen get housing in 2005 MOSCOW, January 11 -- 8,000 families of servicemen have been provided with housing in 2005, Russian Vice-Premier and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said at a question-and-answer government session in the
Mortgage insurance opens market (Sydney Morning Herald) Lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) could open up the home market to buyers previously locked out by the prospect of hefty deposits. However, Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) chief executive