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  • Cody market ‘good’ for first-time home buyers By Carole ... - Cody Enterprise

    Cody is a good market for first-time home buyers who can find low interest, low down payments and available, affordable local houses to purchase, real estate agents say. “Countrywide is offering 4.5 percent on a 30-year, fixed-rate interest ...
    2009-03-30 04:39:00
  • 2nd UPDATE: Lennar Lowers Mortgage Rate To 3.625% - CNN Money

    NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The mortgage-rate war among home builders desperate to move inventory continues, this time with Lennar Corp. (LEN) offering a fixed 3.625% "for life," which it says is its lowest rate ever. The deal, besting average rates that ...
    2009-03-30 01:04:00
  • Mortgage approvals increase sharply - Financial Times

    Economists said they saw glimmers of hope after mortgage approvals rose by the biggest margin for three years in February and lending to companies grew at its strongest pace in almost a year. The number of loans approved for house purchases rose to ...
    2009-03-30 04:32:00
  • First shoot on home loans - The Sun

    MORTGAGE approvals have soared to a NINE-MONTH high — a first “green shoot” for the grim housing market. February saw 37,937 home loans agreed, up 19 per cent on January. House prices also fell 0.6 per cent in March — the lowest for ten ...
    2009-03-30 07:09:00
  • Low-doc home loan delinquencies hit record - West Online

    Mortgage delinquencies in Australia on full-documentation loans deteriorated during the December quarter, while delinquencies on non-conforming low-documentation loans reached a record high, according to global ratings agency Fitch Ratings ...
    2009-03-30 07:59:00
  • Transactions, foreclosures, etc. - Herald Tribune

    Listed in order are the mortgagor, mortgage holder, amount mortgaged, instrument number, or book with page number and the location of the mortgaged property filed in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Yacht Center Land Company LLC et al and Suntrust Bank ...
    2009-03-30 03:49:00
  • Giddy Expectations At KB Home - Forbes

    Giddy Expectations At KB HomeForbes, NYEven if the company survives the downturn, it will take a lot of starter homes for KB to fit back into the dress it wore to the mortgage party. KB's sales peaked at $11 billion in 2006 compared to just $1.5 billion this year, estimates Credit Suisse. ...
    2009-03-30 11:07:56
  • House Prices Rise in 09 - Russell Island on the Bay

    House Prices Rise in 09Russell Island on the Bay, AustraliaThe rise has been attributed to several factors including lower mortgage rates which are expected to go down to 2 percent by the end of the year, the first home owners grant (due to end by 30th June) and the governments stimulus packages. ...
    2009-03-30 11:09:50
  • Goodwill offering homebuyer education classes - Huntington Herald Dispatch

    Goodwill offering homebuyer education classesHuntington Herald Dispatch, WVThe class will cover assessing your homebuyer readiness, budgeting and credit, the value of homebuyer inspections, financing, mortgage instruments and loan closings, as well as keeping proper records for home maintenance. The class fee is based on a ...
    2009-03-30 11:12:22
  • Fed to buy long-term securities - Bradenton Herald

    Fed to buy long-term securitiesBradenton Herald,  United StatesIn the short term, this is great news as many will have the opportunity to lower their mortgage interest or afford a home. However, what happens if the Fed’s printing machines heat up and its balance sheet becomes bloated? For starters, inflation risk ...
    2009-03-30 11:12:46
  • Richmond’s First Market Bank, Union Bankshares of Caroline to merge - Richmond Times Dispatch

    Richmond’s First Market Bank, Union Bankshares of Caroline to mergeRichmond Times Dispatch, VAUnion Bankshares employs 670 people, including 93 at its mortgage operations. First Market employs 370 people. Back-office operations will be combined where feasible, Beale said. By realizing savings equal to about 9 percent of the combined expense ...
    2009-03-30 11:14:52
  • Hong Kong First-Quarter Home Prices Rise 5.5%, Centaline Says - Bloomberg

    Hong Kong First-Quarter Home Prices Rise 5.5%, Centaline SaysBloombergRicacorp Properties Ltd., a rival real estate agent, yesterday also said a “mortgage battle” between banks drew home buyers. The number of transactions rose to 420 in the week ended March 29, the highest in 43 weeks, it said in a report. ...
    2009-03-30 11:14:55
  • ALLIANCE REBORN: An Atlantic Compact for the Twenty-First Century - UNC Chapell Hill

    ALLIANCE REBORN: An Atlantic Compact for the Twenty-First CenturyUNC Chapell HillForget the credit crisis, the mortgage mess, health care, education, etc. Your administration has a new “top priority.” So thinks “The Washington NATO Project,” the creation of a foursome of heavy-hitting American think tanks. ...
    2009-03-30 11:15:21
  • MAHONING COUNTY - Youngstown Vindicator

    MAHONING COUNTYYoungstown Vindicator, OHRuth Anne Parker et al, foreclosure and reformation of mortgage. Intellitech Corp Sunni Investments LLC v. John Beato et al, dismissed (correction). State v. Jaray L. Jefferson, balance of sentence suspended, granted probation for one year and to ...
    2009-03-30 11:18:15
  • Persons of the week: David Addison and Jenna Lloyd - Reading Eagle

    Persons of the week: David Addison and Jenna LloydReading Eagle, PAIn this post, he assists at closings of house sales and monitors mortgage delinquencies. He also is involved in the initiative to open the restore at the organization's 18th Street warehouse location in Reading. restore accepts donations of usable ...
    2009-03-30 11:18:21