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WASHINGTON ? The mortgage industry may be in meltdown, but at least one class of lender appears to be flourishing: Islamic finance companies that offer Muslim home buyers alternative arrangements such as lease-to-own deals so they can avoid making the sort of interest payments that many believe the
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All real estate is local, so Bankrate’s panel of experts examined current conditions and the outlook in large, medium and small cities across the country.
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Get a complete look at the real estate values of existing homes and condos for the past quarter as the National Association of Realtors releases their data. How did your home fare?
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“Homeowners often don’t know where to begin looking for reliable help for home improvement projects, but finding a trustworthy contractor doesn’t have to be a difficult task”
With the National Association of Realtors’ reporting current pending home sales down 21.4 percent from the first quarter of 2007, and Standard & Poor’s citing the steepest decline in home values in the 20-year … via York Weekly
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West Hollywood, Calif.—A long line of hopefuls queued up in the morning clutching photos of their best work and hoping they’d be picked for a starring role. via Springfield News Leader
Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April. While it was a rare spot of good news for the housing market, analysts said it’s far too soon to declare an end to the prolonged slump.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that housing construction rose by 8.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.03 million units. Building of single-family homes continued to weaken, however. The growth came from a big jump in apartment construction. Read more
The Australian mortgage-backed bond market, which shut down last year in response to the global credit crisis, is showing tentative signs of life after Citibank raised A$500m (£243.8m).
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The Bank of England reiterated on Friday its mortgage swap plan has no upper limit and refused to forecast any final total after media said banks could exchange assets worth well above the estimate of initial demand.
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Fannie Mae says it is doing away with higher downpayment requirements for borrowers in distressed real estate markets. The government-sponsored mortgage financier said Friday it will require downpayments of between 3 percent and 5 percent for all loans that it guarantees.
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If you wish to buy a home, you need to consider your finances. When you want to apply for a mortgage, your credit score plays a good role in it. So, you need to check out your credit score if you plan to shop for a mortgage.
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