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  • S&P: US Home Prices Down Sharply

    Newsday - NEW YORK - U.S. home prices dropped 8.9 percent in the final quarter of 2007 compared with a year ago, Standard & Poor's ... this month, Congress passed a $168 billion rescue package with provisions aimed to help beleaguered homeowners refinance into ...
    2008-02-26 02:07:00
  • Mortgage approvals and lending pick up

    Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals picked up from near record lows in January ... some uncertainty over how much the economy will slow and how far interest rates ... BBA provides some tentative signs that we may be close to the bottom of the current ...
    2008-02-25 03:31:00
  • Mortgage approvals and lending pick up

    International Herald Tribune - But the rise in the BBA provides some tentative signs that we may be close to the bottom of the current slowing in house ... England's trimming of interest rates in December and February will help matters, the overall downward impact on mortgage rates ...
    2008-02-25 03:38:00
  • READERS WEIGH IN ON 1% FHA BAILOUT IDEA

    New York Post - Home valued at $200,000. How much $ in the refinance package. Sorry to burst your bubble. Consolation is that others have already had their bubble burst.
    2008-02-26 01:07:00
  • Archive for Kate Kaye

    ClickZ - Groups hope to stall a ruling on the deal by alleging conflict of interest. Dec 14, 2007 Congressman Laments Cold Shoulder from Google Congressman Joe Barton says Google dismissed his meeting requests, and is also part of a push for a House hearing ...
    2008-02-14 03:54:00
  • Bush administration threatens veto of 4 bln usd federal home buying ...

    CNBC - Bush administration threatens veto of 4 bln usd federal home buying program ... quickly work to approve legislation that would modify the Federal Housing Administration to allow more homeowners to refinance ...
    2008-02-26 12:56:00
  • Featured PRFirm

    PRWeb - Kirby will be releasing his new CD "Pleasure And Pain" in early-to-mid August 2004. For more info visit http://www ... START NEW TRADITIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AT AVALON REEF CLUB Bring the Whole Brood for Affordable Rates and Adventure at this ...
    2008-02-16 03:59:00
  • Foreclosure Aid Rising Locally, as Is Dissent

    New York Times - Until recently, the Bush administration has focused on getting banks and lenders to restructure or refinance home loans, but critics say it is unclear how many people will be helped.
    2008-02-26 05:10:00
  • Decline in Home Prices Accelerates

    Wall Street Journal - But some mortgage rates are actually rising, and those that are falling haven't fallen that much. ... A growing glut of homes for sale suggests buyers have little interest in snapping up houses at current prices.
    2008-02-26 05:35:00
  • House discusses $15 billion mortgage bailout

    MSNBC - It would allow an estimated 8 million homeowners with "upside-down" mortgages to refinance into government-backed loans covering the home's current value.
    2008-02-26 03:47:00
  • The great leap to flotation

    Scotland on Sunday Online - ... for a float later this year include Infinite Data Storage, the Dunfermline CD ... scramble is well documented, though there have been a few more expressions of interest ... 5% for the quarter, leaving it on track to match long-term annual growth rates of ...
    2008-02-23 03:58:00
  • Fitch Rates Summit County Port Authority, Ohio's Bond Funds 'BBB ...

    PR Inside - Fitch rates the Summit County Port Authority, Ohio's (the authority) bond fund ... are secured by an annual appropriation lease, which is backed by a first mortgage ... Bondholders of the current series and future bond series issued under the basic ...
    2008-02-26 05:28:00
  • Decline in Home Prices Accelerates

    Wall Street Journal - The other is that the spread between mortgage rates and Treasury rates has widened as investors and banks become increasingly reluctant to make home loans. Hoping to Refinance
    2008-02-26 05:35:00
  • Stick to key principles and do nothing during times of market ...

    Victoria Times Colonist - You can't control oil prices, interest rates, the value of the dollar or the economy. You can control the quality of the investments you own, the diversification of your portfolio and how long you hold your investments.
    2008-02-26 01:57:00
  • Fitch Rates PECO Energy Co. First Mortgage Bonds 'A'

    Forbes - ... rating of 'A' to the $500 million, 5.35% first and refunding mortgage ... market structure in Pennsylvania after the expiration of capped rates in 2010 and the potential for legislation that could undermine full recovery of commodity costs.
    2008-02-26 08:24:00