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Stretching the dollar  "People are smart and avoid items whose prices have increased" A mix of consumer goods and services you paid $100 for in 1996 now costs you $145.19, according to


Real Estate Sales: Hot Career Lure  It seems as if everybody is talking about the booming housing market these days.read more...


U.S. mortgage rates continue up; 30-year fixed at 5.73% (CBS Market Watch)  LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Long-term mortgage rates shifted higher again in the week ending Thursday but remain below the year-ago level of 6%.read more...


Home construction rate falls  By Victor Epstein Bloomberg News Published April 18, 2006, 1:22 PM CDT U.S. builders started work on the fewest houses in a year in March as rising mortgage rates and


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Thornburg Mortgage defaults on financing agreements (Market Watch)  Thornburg Mortgage Inc. said late Wednesday that it's defaulted on several financing agreements, sparking a plunge in the mortgage lender's shares.

February 28th, 2006

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Dominion Homes Form Joint Venture (Real Estate News)

RISMEDIA, March 1 ? Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Dominion Homes announced that they intend to form a joint venture to originate and fund mortgage loans for customers of Dominion Homes and the general public.

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February 28th, 2006

Huge growth in mortgage lending (Sunday Business Post)

Mortgage lending continued to grow at a massive rate last month with the Central Bank revealing an increase in borrowing of ?1.5bn ? the strongest January on record.

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February 28th, 2006

Short-term mortgage rates rise (Hamilton Spectator)

TORONTO —Short-term mortgage rates are going up. The Royal Bank announced it’s increasing rates on terms ranging from six months to three years, effective tomorrow.

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February 28th, 2006

Mortgage debt up 29pc in 2005 (Ireland Business World)

Mortgage debt has doubled in the last three years to E100.4bn, according to new figures from the central bank. The figures come after the latest Permanent TSB and the ESRI survey showed that growth in house prices accelerated to 10.2pc in January, from 9.2pc during December.

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February 28th, 2006

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-01 10:25 GMT: UK Jan mortgage lending picks up to levels not seen since April 2004 UPDATE (Interactive Investor)

LONDON (AFX) – UK mortgage lending in January picked up to levels not seen since April 2004, providing further evidence that the housing market is continuing to strengthen, official figures from the Bank of England showed.

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February 28th, 2006

Stunning PMI Numbers

MicaNews is reporting PrivateMI Helps More Families Achieve Homeownership in January.

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February 28th, 2006

HBOS 2nd-Half Profit Rises; Mortgage Market Declines (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

March 1 (Bloomberg)—HBOS Plc, Britain’s biggest mortgage bank, posted second-half profit that missed analysts’ estimates as its market share of mortgages declined. The stock fell as much as 4.9 percent, the most in three years.

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February 28th, 2006

Mortgage lending surges unexpectedly (Reuters.co.uk)

LONDON (Reuters) – Mortgage lending unexpectedly rose by its biggest amount in nearly two years in January, official data showed on Wednesday, further evidence of a strengthening housing market.

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February 28th, 2006

UK mortgage lending hits 8-month peak (Ireland Business World)

UK mortgage lending picked up to levels not seen since April 2004, providing further evidence that the housing market is continuing to strengthen, according to official figures from the Bank of England.

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February 28th, 2006

Mortgage lending rise biggest in almost 2 yrs (Interactive Investor)

LONDON (Reuters) – Mortgage lending unexpectedly saw its biggest rise in nearly two years in January, while consumer credit also rose more than expected, official data showed on Wednesday.

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