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Arizona No. 4 for mortgage fraud

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Arizona now ranks fourth for mortgage fraud nationally. It’s the first time the state has cracked the top five for the problem, according to data released this week from the Mortgage Asset Research Institute.

Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rose 5.3% in March

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

More Americans signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes before the expiration of a tax credit that helped support the housing market.

Mortgage lending: tight for some

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Today’s figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage lending is still very depressed. In March net mortgage lending, at a mere £318m, was actually lower than unsecured lending (£325m). This is only the fourth month this has happened since records began in 1993. In 2006-07, mortgage lending averaged £9.13bn a month, eight times [...]

Hung Parliament Means Fix Mortgage Rate Now!

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Despite a small recovery in the housing market over the months prior to the general election, many industry experts are warning of a sharp halt to this as a result of a hung Parliament.

Mortgage Advance Boost For First-Time Buyers

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 « Previous Entries