Bank regulators dismiss housing bubble (Reg Req’d)
Top officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which regulates banks, last week dismissed fears that rising home prices nationwide reflect a speculative bubble ready to burst.
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Your Money Matters: Dealing with Rising Mortgage Interest Rates (Wellsville Daily Reporter) (ARA) - Many Americans are asking themselves what they should be doing in the wake of rising, and sometimes, fluctuating mortgage rates. It's an important question because for many Americans
Teen Held in Murder of Woman, 99 POINCIANA | A Poinciana teenager is charged with the rape and murder of a 99-year-old neighbor. Moise Opont, 17, who lived a few doors down from the victim, Edith Mecalla,
KKR Sells $5.1 Billion Mortgage Loans (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Specialty finance firm KKR Financial Holdings LLC said Wednesday it sold about $5.1 billion in residential mortgage loans as it continues to divest residential real estate assets.read more...
S. KOREA'S FINANCIAL WATCHDOG TO REIN IN MORTGAGE LOANS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) Housing South Korea's top financial watchdog said Thursday it will strengthen regulations on mortgage loans in an effort to curb speculative home buying.via
Blinging up the home Inspired by the barrage of home-improvement television programs, many homeowners are breaking out their nail guns and drywall sanders to remodel kitchens, finish basements and build decks.read more...
Afghans Who Fled Conflict Face Cultural Divide in U.S. The Washington Post 08/30/2006 By Dina ElBoghdady [Printer Friendly Version] Aman Feda, an Afghan-born mortgage broker, cringed at his 13-year-old niece's choice of music, the hip-hop blaring from the car