What the rich want in a home
CNN Money - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
The latest Coldwell Banker Previews International Luxury Survey reveals that, although owners of million dollar houses are living well, they are not indulging in especially lavish life styles.Save to My Web
Government debt makes a comeback
Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
AFTER years of concentrating on getting the mortgage down, state governments are now finding that when you do renovations, you sometimes have to borrow. -Save to My Web
Fitch Affirms 5 RMBS Classes of MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust 2005-1
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK—-June 5, 2006–Fitch affirms the following Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions Seasoned Securitization Trust mortgage pass-through certificates as follows:Save to My Web
Fitch Affirms 9 SASCO RMBS Ratings from 4 Securitizations
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK—-June 5, 2006–Fitch affirms 9 classes of Structured Asset Securities Corp. residential mortgage-backed certificates, as follows:Save to My Web
U.S. Stocks Drop on Oil, Services Report; Material Shares Fall
Bloomberg.com - 50 minutes ago
June 5 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell as an increase in oil prices to a three-week high and a report that showed a slowdown in growth in the services industries raised concern that consumer spending and economic expansion will taper off.Save to My Web
RBC Royal Bank increases residential mortgage rates
[Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - 24 minutes ago
RBC Royal Bank announced today that it is increasing its residential mortgage rates effective June 6, 2006.Save to My Web
When false hope can be fatal
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
A child recovering from autism is extraordinarily rare and doesn’t happen the way we once were led to believe.Save to My Web
Dilemma on an Alabama island: More money to fight nature’s wrath?
USA Today - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Pounded by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and then Katrina last year, Dauphin Island hardly resembles the paradise days of its past. About 300 beach homes were destroyed by the two storms, and as many as 50 lots are now in the Gulf of Mexico, which constantly reshapes this narrow spit of sand.Save to My Web
Homecomings Financial Introduces Technology and Loan Program Enhancements
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 17 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS—-June 5, 2006–Homecomings Financial has announced significant enhancements to provide mortgage brokers with leading-edge technology to match their borrowers with the right loans.Save to My Web
HUD General Counsel to Address Title Insurance Industry during Cleveland Conference
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development General Counsel, The Honorable Keith Gottfried will address mortgage and title insurance professionals on June 14 at the National Settlement Services Summit in Cleveland.Save to My Web
Deutsche Bank and Pinnacle Financial Launch Pinnacle Commercial Mortgage
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK—-June 5, 2006–Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. today announced it has entered into a joint venture with Pinnacle Financial Corporation to form Pinnacle Commercial Mortgage, LLC, a Florida-based originator of Alt-A small-balance multifamily, commercial and mixed-use mortgage loans.Save to My Web
Mills, high-profile figure who is no stranger to controversy
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
David Mills, the international lawyer who is accused in Italy of having taken a bribe from former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, is a high-profile figure in his native Britain who is no stranger to controversy.Save to My Web