Region Month
Md.?s revamped historic tax credit program drawing few applicants
23 August 2010
A popular tax credit program for real estate developers is garnering tepid interest despite the state broadening it to include more projects.
'Serial refinancers' boost Baltimore banks
23 August 2010
Lisa Rolf and her husband refinanced the mortgage on their four-bedroom Colonial in Forest Hill in December, shaving their interest rate to 4.875 percent, down from 6.125 percent.
Real Estate?s Gold Rush Seems Gone for Good
New York Times, 23 August 2010
Many economists now believe that the days of banking on an asset that could only rise in value are gone for good.
Mortgages: New Online Help From Fannie Mae
New York Times, 22 August 2010
A new Web site for struggling borrowers has information in two languages, and explanatory videos.
Mortgages: New Online Help From Fannie Mae
New York Times, 22 August 2010
A new Web site for struggling borrowers has information in two languages, and explanatory videos.
Streetscapes | Grand Central: Covering Its Tracks Paid Off Handsomely
New York Times, 21 August 2010
With Grand Central Terminal, there is a network of fragments of what was conceived as Terminal City, a unified matrix of development atop the new real estate created when the tracks and railroad yards were covered.
Mortgage rates again fall to record lows
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac. Mortgages - United States - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage loan
FHFA's proposed ban on private transfer fees could cost homeowners
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
A federal agency is moving to prohibit controversial "private transfer fees" on all mortgages funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But its proposed ban might extend to transfer fees routinely collected by community associations across the country -- potentially forcing some of them to raise asse... Transfer - Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae - Politics - Freddie Mac
Check loan costs while refinancing
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
Q: I'm starting to hear about lenders that are offering 3.85 percent and even 3.75 percent on a 15-year mortgage, which makes me think it might be time to refinance. How do I find a good and trustworthy lender? Loan - Business - Financial Services - Mortgages - Refinancing
Mortgage aid program still washes out lots of borrowers
20 August 2010
Nearly half of homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration's program to get lower mortgage payments found themselves canceled out by ...
Md.?s revamped historic tax credit program drawing few applicants
23 August 2010
A popular tax credit program for real estate developers is garnering tepid interest despite the state broadening it to include more projects.
'Serial refinancers' boost Baltimore banks
23 August 2010
Lisa Rolf and her husband refinanced the mortgage on their four-bedroom Colonial in Forest Hill in December, shaving their interest rate to 4.875 percent, down from 6.125 percent.
Real Estate?s Gold Rush Seems Gone for Good
New York Times, 23 August 2010
Many economists now believe that the days of banking on an asset that could only rise in value are gone for good.
Mortgages: New Online Help From Fannie Mae
New York Times, 22 August 2010
A new Web site for struggling borrowers has information in two languages, and explanatory videos.
Mortgages: New Online Help From Fannie Mae
New York Times, 22 August 2010
A new Web site for struggling borrowers has information in two languages, and explanatory videos.
Streetscapes | Grand Central: Covering Its Tracks Paid Off Handsomely
New York Times, 21 August 2010
With Grand Central Terminal, there is a network of fragments of what was conceived as Terminal City, a unified matrix of development atop the new real estate created when the tracks and railroad yards were covered.
Mortgage rates again fall to record lows
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac. Mortgages - United States - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage loan
FHFA's proposed ban on private transfer fees could cost homeowners
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
A federal agency is moving to prohibit controversial "private transfer fees" on all mortgages funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But its proposed ban might extend to transfer fees routinely collected by community associations across the country -- potentially forcing some of them to raise asse... Transfer - Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae - Politics - Freddie Mac
Check loan costs while refinancing
Washington Post, 21 August 2010
Q: I'm starting to hear about lenders that are offering 3.85 percent and even 3.75 percent on a 15-year mortgage, which makes me think it might be time to refinance. How do I find a good and trustworthy lender? Loan - Business - Financial Services - Mortgages - Refinancing
Mortgage aid program still washes out lots of borrowers
20 August 2010
Nearly half of homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration's program to get lower mortgage payments found themselves canceled out by ...
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