Finance & Mortgage
'Fixed mortgage rates fall but could shoot up in coming weeks
'Fed may raise interest rate by next spring
'U.S. banks' relief to borrowers exceed terms of 2012 deal
EDITOR'S PICKS
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Residents of a Chicago Mobile Home Park To Lose Water Access Days Before Thanksgiving
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Dozens Left Homeless After Apartment Fire Sparks In Durham
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Homebuying 101: 5 Red Flags To Watch Out For
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US Home Prices on the Rise: Here's Where Houses Are the Priciest
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Real Estate: 3 Things To Know Before You Start Investing
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Emily Hanson would like to buy a house, but she worries that she and her husband may have to move across the country to achieve their goal. -
'U.S. housing starts fall while building permits rebound
U.S. housing starts fell for a third straight month in February, but a rebound in building permits offered some hope for the housing market as it struggles to emerge from a soft patch. -
'Israel's real estate developer Azrieli Group posts Q4 profit rises
Real estate developer Azrieli Group on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profit, boosted by a rise in income from office space rentals. -
'Housing assistance to middle-class residents doubles in San Francisco
San Francisco has doubled the amount of money it will lend to middle-class home buyers to help with down payments in a merket where an influx of high-paid technology workers has pushed prices up, city officials said on Tuesday. -
'Wall Street up as Ukraine worries lessen; Microsoft gains
U.S. stocks climbed for a second straight session on Tuesday, with the S&P within 1 percent of its intraday record after comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin relaxed investors' concerns that tensions over Ukraine could escalate. -
' Yen slides as Russia sanctions seen as modest
The safe-haven yen fell broadly on Monday after the United States and the European Union imposed what investors perceived to be modest economic sanctions on some officials of Russia and Ukraine following Crimea's vote to join Moscow over the weekend. -
' Russian assets rally on view Western sanctions to be limited
Russian shares and the ruble rebounded on Monday on the view that Western sanctions over Crimea would be limited to individuals rather than including trade or financial measures that would inflict significant economic damage. -
'Retirees return to reverse mortgages, big banks stay away
Baby boomers desperate for retirement income are increasingly turning back to a financial product that, after the housing bust, had been left for dead: the reverse mortgage. -
' Mind your wallet: why the underworld loves bitcoin
Criminals may already have made off with up to $500 million worth of bitcoins since the virtual currency launched in 2009 - and you can double that if it turns out they emptied Mt. Gox. -
'Wall St. pares losses as Ukraine concerns ease
U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday, as equities recouped much of their earlier declines amid signs of progress in diplomatic attempts to ease tensions surrounding Ukraine. -
'Senators reveal new bill to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
An outline of legislation to dissolve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-backed lending giants, was chalked out Tuesday by the Senate Banking Committee. -
'Teresa Giudice, “Real Housewives” star, Faces Prison for Mortgage Fraud
"Real Housewives" star Teresa Giudice and husband Giuseppe Giudince face prison terms for mortgage fraud, failing to file income tax returns.
