A bit about contruction and mortgages…
 BBC News |
Fixed rate mortgages unspun Easier, UK - … concern that the MPs in question may not appreciate that a low rate with high fee scenario can be beneficial to consumers taking out larger mortgages. … Lib Dems rap high mortgage fees |
| Mired in mortgages The Saginaw News, MI - … country and first in the state for its projected rate of foreclosures among high-risk, or "subprime," mortgages residents took out in 2006: 22 percent. |
| Mortgage rates hit 6-week low Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - The mortgage company Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.22 percent last week compared with 6.3 percent the previous … Real estate notebook Interest rates fall on 15-, 30-year mortgages |
| Lubbock's housing market curious at best LubbockOnline.com, TX - Of the total unsold inventory, including homes completed as well as those now under construction in the $200000-and-up range, there were 158 that remained … |
| West St. Paul / Builder trying to motivate buyers Pioneer Press, MN - Despite a slumping market, Sherman & Associates is moving ahead on another housing and commercial project in West St. Paul on Wentworth Avenue. Construction … |
| Fixed-rate reverse mortgages coming to market HeraldNet, WA - Fixed-rate mortgages have been absent from the reverse mortgage scene for more than a decade as lenders relied primarily on adjustable-rate mortgages … |
| FDIC says troubled mortgages grew by 15.6% in fourth quarter Remote Access, NY - By ALISON VEKSHIN. Bad mortgage loans increased 15.6 percent to $22.8 billion in the fourth quarter, slowing growth at the end of a record year for the … FDIC Says Troubled Mortgages Grew by 15.6% in Fourth Quarter Feds reports banking industry sees record profits Late mortgage payments surge |
| Subprime mortgages drying up Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Homeowners with troubled credit histories are finding it harder to get mortgages or refinance homes because softening in the housing market is making … |
| Bill curbing immigrant mortgages faces fight Charlotte Observer, NC - Dozens of banks around the country have begun offering home mortgages to undocumented immigrants using ITINs, but their programs generally have been low-key … Plan could close mortgage option Curbing loans based on taxpayer IDs said to harm immigrants |
| For vendors, green means go-go-go Indianapolis Star, IN - Nationally, green homes are projected to account for 5 percent to 10 percent of US housing starts by 2010, from 2 percent in 2005, according to a report by … Alternative construction materials raking in green despite downturn ‘Green’ Materials Bloom |