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Tuesday, March 15, 2005
This is Money | Mortgages & homes | New on the market (This Is Money)
This is Money | Mortgages & homes | New on the market (This Is Money)
Compare & buy... C HELSEA Building Society has overhauled its two-year, three-year and five-year fixed-rate mortgages.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Mortgage refinancing boom
Mortgage refinancing boom
By David ClerkinA MORTGAGE refinancing boom is in store for homeowners when new lending slows down and brokers come under pressure to drum up replacement business, Davy Stockbrokers predicted yesterday.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Rates on 30-year mortgages increase
Rates on 30-year mortgages increase
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer | February 17, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates released Thursday showed that rates on 30-year, fixed rate mortgages averaged 5.62 percent for the week ending Feb.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week
NEW YORK - Applications for U.S.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Fees for mortgages soar 40 per cent as lenders feel pinch
Fees for mortgages soar 40 per cent as lenders feel pinch
FEES for taking out a mortgage rose by more than 40 per cent in the past six months as lenders desperately try to make a profit on low-cost home loans, according to one of the country's leading mortgage brokers.
Monday, February 14, 2005
EU mortgages poised for shake-up
EU mortgages poised for shake-up
The EU is planning a radical shake-up of Europe's 4 trillion (2.75 trillion) mortgage market this year to make it easier for consumers to get cheaper cross-border home loans, according to Charlie McCreevy, the internal market commissioner.
Must buyer use builder's lender?
Must buyer use builder's lender?
Question: We want to buy a new home in a specific development. But the builder insists we use his mortgage company. The terms sound good, but our friend who works for another mortgage lender tells us the builder's mortgage lender is dishonest.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
30-year mortgage rate falls to 5.57%
30-year mortgage rate falls to 5.57%
10, down from last week's 5.63 percent, Freddie Mac said.The drop came alongside a decline in the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, which fell when January's U.S.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Mortgage price war squeezes ASB's margins
Mortgage price war squeezes ASB's margins
By ASB Bank's half-year results, released yesterday, revealed the first evidence of the impact of the pre-Christmas mortgage price war on banks' bottom lines.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Fixed vs. adjustable: Which mortgage wins?
Fixed vs. adjustable: Which mortgage wins?
Mortgage rates are still low but could rise. What do you plan to do this year?Buy a houseSell a houseRefinanceSit tight and wait. . : ?
Compare closing costs for mortgage savings
Compare closing costs for mortgage savings
mortgage, you need to know which fees to pay attention to and which costs to ignore until later.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Mortgage industry stays strong, returns to 'more normal' status
Mortgage industry stays strong, returns to 'more normal' status
The mortgage industry might not be breaking any records anytime soon, but local and national officials said there is no reason to fret.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
January mortgage interest rate 4.93% - lowest since 1997
January mortgage interest rate 4.93% - lowest since 1997
The average mortgage interest rate is now at its lowest point since November 1997.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Are weaker global property markets bad for Dubai? - AME Info Business News (AME Info)
Are weaker global property markets bad for Dubai? - AME Info Business News (AME Info)
Are weaker global property markets bad for Dubai? Property prices started to fall in Australia early last year and by the autumn weakness was evident in the UK and Spain. Only continued low mortgage rates sustain the market in the US which looks next for a fall.
Mortgages in seven currencies (AME Info)
Mortgages in seven currencies (AME Info)
You'd like to buy a UK property, but you're paid in a currency other than sterling. And you don't want to be exposed to exchange rate movements. Sound familiar?
Friday, January 28, 2005
Mortgage rates dip
Mortgage rates dip
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Mortgage rates ticked slightly lower this week, according to a survey released Thursday by mortgage firm Freddie Mac.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week
Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity decreased 3.6 percent to 658.1 in the week ended Jan. 21, after increasing 16.2 percent in the MBA's prior week survey.
Heady days for new homes
Heady days for new homes
Low interest rates pushed residential construction in Utah to record levels in 2004, a year when uncertain economic times could have dampened demand for new homes.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
New fixed rate mortgages suggest rates have peaked
New fixed rate mortgages suggest rates have peaked
New fixed rate mortgages suggest rates have peaked 24 January 2005 Whatever the pundits believe, the money markets are telling us that interest rates have probably peaked and will come down. 2005 Independent News & Media (UK) Ltd.
Monday, January 24, 2005
Real Estate Weekly -- Jan. 21
Real Estate Weekly -- Jan. 21
By MarketWatchLast Update: 5:33 PM ET Jan 21, 2005Mortgage rates are going to rise this year. You can be as certain of that as you were when the same predictions were made that rates were going to rise in 2004. And 2003.
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