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A statue on a World War I memorial is silhouetted beside the Bank of England in the City of London, Monday Jan. 19, 2009.
(photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Switch mortgages to get better savings
The Independent
| With the Bank of England keeping the base rate at 0.5 per cent on Thursday, there is little prospect of decent returns for savers any time soon. | However, rather than accepting the paltry average returns of 0.86 per cent offered on instant access accounts, savers should consider switching their m...
House
(photo: Creative Commons / Bobak Ha'Eri)
Carrying a home mortgage into retirement can increase anxiety
Star Tribune
| Q Could you answer a quick question about the housing bubble and the elderly? In your Nov. 28 column -- "Retirees wonder about home purchase: pay cash or get loan" you say: "It became conventional wisdom during the great credit boom of the 2000s that carrying a mortgage into retirem...
Choose mortgage words carefully
National Post
| Many consumers fail to understand meaning of terms | Garry Marr, Financial Post  Network Canada.com Newspapers National Post Victoria Times Colonist The Province (Vancouver) Vancouver Sun Edmonton Journal Calgary Herald Regina Leader-Post Saskatoo...
What mortgage can I get on a rental home?
The Guardian
| Q I am considering buying a second home to rent out as a medium- to long-term investment. I have a £50,000 deposit and do not have a mortgage on my own home. I am looking for a loan of £80,000 for the second . Am I restricted to buy-to-let only, ...
Does a period of unemployment affect a mortgage application?
The Guardian
| In August last year my partner lost his job, but was successful in November at securing another one. How is this likely to affect our chances of securing a mortgage? Despite being first-time buyers we have managed to pull a decent-sized deposit tog...
ANZ under fire over mortgage settlements
The Daily Telegraph Australia
| VICTORIAN property lawyers are demanding an urgent overhaul of ANZ's mortgage procedures following the bank's recent move to outsource home loan settlement functions to Perpetual. | In a damning letter sent to the bank last month, the Law...
A foreclosure sign stands on top of a sale sign outside an existing home for sale in the west Denver
AP / David Zalubowski
Mortgage rates poised to jump as Fed cuts funds
San Fransisco Chronicle
| The Federal Reserve is poised to turn off a major money spigot that has helped sustain the ailing real estate sector, as an extraordinary program under which the Fed has pumped $...
House
Creative Commons Attribution / Ebyabe
Real estate market is bouncing back in UK
Arab News
| Mushtak Parker I Arab News | LONDON: Another sign that the real estate market in the UK is bouncing back as investors are increasingly targeting bespoke and added value opportuni...
Chelsea's John Terry, left, Ashley Cole, 2nd left, and Frank Lampard, right, react, after Arsenal's Kolo Toure scores an own goal, during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates stadium, London, Sunday May 10, 2009
AP / Sang Tan
Terry's £4m mortgage mystery: Why did disgraced £170k-a-week star need huge cash loan?
The Daily Mail
| Is disgraced John Terry now beset by financial problems? | Questions were raised last night about the state of John Terry’s finances after it was revealed that the mortgage...
Zillow: Pa. mortgage rates decline slightly
Business Journal
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MBA: Commercial mortgages have lower delinquency rate than other real estate loans
Star Tribune
| WASHINGTON - Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday. | Overall, 7.3 percent of the debt held by banks and thri...
Real Estate Secret: Fixer-upper homes have special FHA loan program
KDVR
| The word "as-is" can indeed be one scary phrase. Especially when buying a home in today's market where foreclosures and short sales that need fix-up work are plentiful. | But a little-known Federal Housing Administration loan program that's been ar...
Mortgage
House
(photo: Creative Commons / Bobak Ha'Eri)
Carrying a home mortgage into retirement can increase anxiety
Star Tribune
| Q Could you answer a quick question about the housing bubble and the elderly? In your Nov. 28 column -- "Retirees wonder about home purchase: pay cash or get loan" you say: "It became conventional wisdom during the great credit boom of the 2000s that carrying a mortgage into retirement was just fine, maybe even smart. The tactic ba...
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Houses in Everett, Washington
(photo: GNU / Joe Mabel)
Housing: Prices show recovery signs
Business Report
  | By Roy Cokayne | Submit your comment | The average price of houses in all categories was higher last month compared with a year ago, Absa said yesterday, and the improvement in the housing market was expected to gather further momentum this year on the back of recovery in the economy. | However, Absa said house prices adjusted for the incr...



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