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...
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...
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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 $...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
