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  • Bush Wants $1.5 Billion From La. For Levees (WDSU New Orleans)

    President George W. Bush on Monday recommended nearly $5.8 billion in federal money for levee work in the New Orleans area, but the state would have to contribute about $1.5 billion.
    2008-02-04 03:13:47
  • Fed Survey Shows U.S. Banks Are Tightening Lending Standards

    Bloomberg - ... to ``quickly'' enact modifications of home loans at risk of default, before 2 million mortgages reset higher over the next two years. ``As rates reset, it is important that we take steps to protect homeowners, communities, the mortgage ...
    2008-02-04 11:06:00
  • Bond Guru Bill Gross on the Housing Crisis

    US News and World Report - ... hard for a home to go down in price significantly unless there's been a bubble. The reason for a significant bubble is not only low interest rates back in the 2003-2004 time period but a significant amount of near-fraudulent behavior in the mortgage ...
    2008-02-04 11:56:00
  • House prices soar as interest rate rise looms

    News.com.au - Faced with the combination of rising interest rates and soaring house prices, the Government yesterday rushed out plans for new first-home buyer savings accounts to ... in three years and 10 rises in the cycle, there are a lot ofpeople in mortgage ...
    2008-02-04 02:40:00
  • Home Mortgage Down Payment

    Best Syndication - What are some things to consider when choosing an amount to pay for the down payment of a home mortgage plan? Always remember that mortgage payments are always affected by interest rates. Interest rates can add up if it takes you longer to pay up for ...
    2008-02-04 12:53:00
  • Spend now, worry later mentality rife

    News.com.au - IF the nay-sayers are right and home interest rates rise again, I'm wondering what that will mean to the one million Australian households officially under mortgage-related stress. Do we get more stressed, or do we start laughing maniacally? Do we ...
    2008-02-04 09:40:00
  • Rates should dip by end of year - Symond

    News.com.au - Mr Symond expects hundreds of Australians to lose their home if rates go up. "But there will be many, many thousands that it will make life just tougher (for) - filling their car with petrol, keeping up with their mortgage payments, keeping their ...
    2008-02-04 01:50:00
  • Christie's, Sotheby's Offer Record $847 Million Art (Update1)

    Bloomberg - The subprime mortgage crisis and global credit crunch have yet to dent overall demand at major sales of contemporary art. In ... losses,'' Howard Rachofsky, a Dallas-based contemporary art collector, said in a telephone interview. ``U.S. interest rates ...
    2008-02-04 08:35:00
  • Oahu home prices remain stable

    Pacific Business News - Realtor board promotes use of electronic lockboxes [Honolulu] Hawaii market heats up for global investors [Honolulu] Hawaii mortgage rates creep upward [Honolulu] Home prices on Oahu appear to be holding up in 2008 despite fewer sales, with the ...
    2008-02-04 11:27:00
  • Choices For Home Mortgage

    Best Syndication - Fixed-rate mortgage are those with interest rates that remain the same until the life of the loan ends. For consumers who are looking for a stable rate that will not experience interest rate fluctuations, this home mortgage financing is a great deal ...
    2008-02-04 12:53:00
  • Bulls Take Sick Day: Dow Slides 108 on Financials - FOXBusiness

    Bulls Take Sick Day: Dow Slides 108 on FinancialsFOXBusiness - 1 hour agoThe Wall Street Journal reported Moody's (MCO) is contemplating a change in how it rates mortgage-related bonds and other financial instruments, ...
    2008-02-04 01:12:25
  • Rates hike expected today: economists - Scopical

    Rates hike expected today: economistsScopical, Australia - 1 hour ago"None of us out there want to see working families punished by interest rate decisions," Mr Rudd said. "None of us want any mortgage rate pressure in ...
    2008-02-04 01:15:17
  • Home Mortgage Down Payment - Best Syndication

    Home Mortgage Down PaymentBest Syndication, CA - 1 hour agoAlways remember that mortgage payments are always affected by interest rates. Interest rates can add up if it takes you longer to pay up for the principal ...
    2008-02-04 01:25:05
  • Stocks End The Day Lower On Profit Taking - US Commentary [] - RTT News

    Stocks End The Day Lower On Profit Taking - US Commentary []RTT News, NY - 1 hour agoThe central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25 percent. Germany's DAX index rose 0.5 percent to 7000, ...
    2008-02-04 01:35:11
  • Homeowners Urge Passage of Senate Economic Stimulus Package - RisMedia.com (press release)

    Homeowners Urge Passage of Senate Economic Stimulus PackageRisMedia.com (press release), CT - 1 hour agoThe extension would help unemployed real estate agents, construction workers, mortgage executives and many others who serve American homeowners. ...
    2008-02-04 01:49:54