Borrowing House Money From Abroad

Story date: 2007-10-12 07:23:00
Added on: 2007-10-12 21:26:58

Wall Street Journal - Interest rates there can be much lower than they are here. A 30-year mortgage in the U.S. currently hovers near 6.4%, which sounds low until you look to Japan ... THE FULL WSJ.com ARTICLE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS. • ...


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