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  • Is your agent up to scratch?

    iafrica.com - IDEAS|ADVICE Is your agent up to scratch? Wed, 10 Oct 2007 How do you know whether your estate agent is up to scratch or not ... Suspensive clauses usually relate to the obtaining of a mortgage bond, clearance certificates on beetle infestation, the ...
    2007-10-09 05:53:00
  • Spoilt for fund choice

    News.com.au - ... funds are bond (or fixed-interest) funds which own portfolios of government, semi-government and corporate bonds; mortgage ... in any investment decision, investors contemplating using these specialised vehicles should always seek professional advice. ...
    2007-10-13 08:09:00
  • Kenneth Harney: Reducing interest deduction on big homes a tough sell

    Arizona Daily Star - Advice by Kenneth Harney ... John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, wants to phase out mortgage interest ...
    2007-10-13 06:21:00
  • An Inside Look on Who the Sub-Prime Mortage Crisis Really Affects (New America Media)

    The impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis is being felt hardest in communities of first-time borrowers as well some long-term homeowners, says Kevin Stein, associate director of California Reinvestment Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group for low-income borrowers.
    2007-10-13 05:30:29
  • Key is to act early and get the best advice you can (The Scotsman: Business)

    FINDING myself on my own after a divorce presented some huge issues and one of them was addressing my personal finances. With two children to think about, I was determined to get it sorted - enter ESPC Money Management.
    2007-10-12 04:23:13
  • Combating mortgage troubles (Lancaster Online)

    It finally happened on Friday. Gladys Delgado got her first call about a mortgage foreclosure from one of the 800 clients fleeced by OPFM Inc. "And where there's one, there's more," said the default mortgage counselor at Tabor Community Services Inc., a nonprofit housing and c...
    2007-10-13 08:30:04
  • Judge not suspect in arson, DA says

    Houston Chronicle - Medina said the mortgage insurance company paid off the house note. During the 1980s before he earned a law degree, Medina handled environmental claims for an insurance company, his lawyer said. Fees in arrears Medina also said Thursday that he owed his ...
    2007-10-10 05:59:00
  • Branson offers to rescue ailing Northern Rock

    Guardian Unlimited - In 1997 she launched the Virgin One account, an innovative combination of a current account and mortgage that was a joint venture between Virgin, insurance group AMP and Royal Bank of Scotland . In 2001 Virgin sold its stake in One Account to RBS and ...
    2007-10-12 04:52:00
  • I.R.S. Looks at Mortgage Securities

    Times Daily - ... of risk, for sale to institutional investors — typically other banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and pension funds. The investors who buy the slices pay taxes on their investments. Often the sponsors themselves retain a slice of the mortgage ...
    2007-10-13 02:18:00
  • Virgin-Led Group May Buy Control of Northern Rock (Update4)

    Bloomberg - Exclusive Worldwide Regions Markets Economy Politics Industries Consumer Energy Finance Health Care Insurance Real Estate Technology ... 12 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaires Richard Branson and Wilbur Ross are teaming up to bid for Northern Rock Plc, the mortgage ...
    2007-10-12 11:23:00
  • It's all on the house

    National Post - The federal government also lowered the minimum down payment consumers have to make before being forced to get mortgage insurance. Instead of 25%, consumers now only need to come up with a 20% down-payment to avoid costly mortgage insurance. So, a ...
    2007-10-13 07:33:00
  • The cost of a home more than mortgage (Chicago Tribune)

    Since my wife, Georgina, and I moved to a new beachside home in 2001, our "house payments" have gone up to $1,226 a month, from $838.
    2007-10-13 06:38:48
  • Virgin Group and partners ready to bid on Northern Rock (International Herald Tribune)

    The plan was to combine the troubled British mortgage lender with Virgin Money, which already offers credit cards, savings accounts and insurance.
    2007-10-12 05:35:38
  • People in business (The Tennessean)

    Kimberly Sullivan and Alan Maloney are affiliate brokers with the Wilson Group Real Estate.Sullivan was client manager with Bank of America. Maloney was co-owner of Nashville Title Insurance and Nashville Mortgage. Sullivan and Maloney will focus on Areas 2 & 10.
    2007-10-13 12:07:57
  • Invest in peace of mind by buying life insurance (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)

    In case it just slipped by you, September was Life Insurance Awareness Month, but that does not mean you need to wait until next September to give this aspect of your financial plan a little check-up.
    2007-10-13 04:07:08