Shanghai mortgage rules bite (Weekend Standard)
Shanghai’s recent measures aimed at curbing speculation are beginning to bite, with sales of high-and mid-end properties forecast to drop by half this month when compared with the last.
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IL&P in line after home lending surge Irish Life & Permanent has said its earnings for this year will be in line with expectations, boosted by strong lending growth.read more...
Fed Weighs Mortgage Options (Washington Post) WASHINGTON -- Proof of income from borrowers. No penalties for early mortgage payments. And a guarantee that property taxes and insurance bills are covered.read more...
Court assails mortgage-fraud law Ontario couple freed from bogus financing as judge scolds province, bank and broker KIRK MAKIN From Wednesday's Globe and Mail An Ontario judge has absolved a Toronto couple of the
Credit Fees on the Rise Home buyers and refinancers face higher fees for credit reports beginning Jan. 1, a price boost that has mortgage, credit industry and consumer group leaders fuming. read more...
Mortgage Rates Are on the Rise (Builder Online) NEW YORK - Americans may have seen the last of long-term mortgage rates below 6 percent, and borrowing costs for home buyers likely will climb further, slowing frenetic demand that
FBI sees surge in mortgage fraud investigations (Washington Post) WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday described a "tremendous surge" in mortgage fraud investigations that he said has diverted agents from other cases and is expected to keep