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Africa the new mortgage mecca - East African

Africa the new mortgage mecca
East African, Kenya -6 hours ago
The UK Financial Times says a number of banks in Africa “have launched aggressive moves to expand their mortgage businesses just as housing markets in the

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What You Need to Know to Get a Mortgage - New York Times


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What You Need to Know to Get a Mortgage
New York Times, United States -21 hours ago
By ALINA TUGEND GETTING a mortgage used to be as easy as choosing the right color paint for a new home. Don’t have stellar credit? No problem.

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Cost of home mortgage loans highest since 2000 - Telegraph.co.uk

Cost of home mortgage loans highest since 2000
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -1 hour ago
By Edmund Conway The interest rate for a two-year mortgage typically taken out by many first-time buyers is now almost 7 per cent for the first time since

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In mortgage meltdown, 'walkaway' homeowners may be suburban myth - Los Angeles Times

In mortgage meltdown, 'walkaway' homeowners may be suburban myth
Los Angeles Times, CA -18 hours ago
By Michael A. Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Bankers and housing market analysts are warning of a chilling new trend in the mortgage world:
• Villains in the Mortgage Mess? Start at Wall Street. Keep Going.Washington Post
New Overdue Home Loans Swamp Effort to Fix Defaults (Update3)Bloomberg
Growing bad loans swamp efforts to help homeownersFinancial Post
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