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Leading article: Here's hoping for a saner property market in 2010
Independent It might seem a strange wish for the New Year, but an unexciting housing market could be exactly what Britain needs over the coming decade. |
December 31, 2009
Leading article: Here’s hoping for a saner property market in 2010 – Independent
Banks trim borrowing from Fed’s emergency program – BusinessWeek
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Banks trim borrowing from Fed's emergency program
BusinessWeek That program is aimed at driving down mortgage rates and shoring up the housing market. Although mortgage rates had fallen, they've creeped up in the last … |
House prices will stay flat in 2010, say lenders – Independent
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House prices will stay flat in 2010, say lenders
Independent Howard Archer, the chief economist at Global Insight, commented: "The fundamentals for the housing market are largely unfavourable. … and more » |
Business Diary: Big in Japan (losses, that is) – Independent
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Business Diary: Big in Japan (losses, that is)
Independent Strange how every analyst under the sun tipped 2009 as the year of the housing market collapse when asked for predictions at the end of 2008. … |
US housing market waits for ‘homeborrowers’ to walk away from mortgage payments – Telegraph.co.uk
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US housing market waits for 'homeborrowers' to walk away from mortgage payments
Telegraph.co.uk The US housing market was at the heart of the financial crisis and it still faces challenges in 2010. By Rolfe Winkler Why bother? That's the question more … and more » |
Leading article: Here’s hoping for a saner property market in 2010 – Independent
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Leading article: Here's hoping for a saner property market in 2010
Independent It might seem a strange wish for the New Year, but an unexciting housing market could be exactly what Britain needs over the coming decade. |
Troubled US economy out of ideas, out of mojo, out of gas – Edmonton Journal
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Troubled US economy out of ideas, out of mojo, out of gas
Edmonton Journal Before the housing market tanked, US stock market indexes hit record highs in 2007. But on a point-to-point basis, the US economy has gone nowhere since Y2K … and more » |
The Lost Decade – Globe and Mail
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The Lost Decade
Globe and Mail … published in 2005, warned of continued overheating of the stock market and predicted the bursting of the dangerously bloated housing market. … and more » |
RMBS: back with a bang – International Securitisation Report
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RMBS: back with a bang
International Securitisation Report However, should interest rates start to rise again, it could lead to the potential for a double dip in the housing market and affect the performance of RMBS … |
Couple turns dream house into assisted living home – abc7news.com
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Couple turns dream house into assisted living home
abc7news.com "And then the housing market crashed." And then, Jill and Tom lost their jobs. Now, things are so bad, Jill's had to visit local food giveaways to make sure … |
High LTV deals are getting better – Money Market
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High LTV deals are getting better
Money Market … cheaper financing costs to borrowers, who will rightly be asking why they aren't doing more to offer affordable lending and support the housing market. … |
Banks trim borrowing from Fed’s emergency program – BusinessWeek
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Banks trim borrowing from Fed's emergency program
BusinessWeek That program is aimed at driving down mortgage rates and shoring up the housing market. Although mortgage rates had fallen, they've creeped up in the last … |
Charting the market: Reading into ‘09 home sales – Washington Times
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Charting the market: Reading into '09 home sales
Washington Times There's a significant piece of data that can tell us a lot about the Washington-area housing market. It gives us a sense of where we've been and where we … |
A better 2010 may have begun in 2009’s last days – WVLT
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A better 2010 may have begun in 2009's last days
WVLT "The job market, the housing market, the economy, all bad" says Phillip Seabolt, a grandfather of six. "At least 2009 went by pretty quickly," says research … |
Charting the market: Reading into ‘09 home sales – Washington Times
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Charting the market: Reading into '09 home sales
Washington Times There's a significant piece of data that can tell us a lot about the Washington-area housing market. It gives us a sense of where we've been and where we … |
Wall St Week Ahead: New year, old worries for US stocks – Reuters
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Wall St Week Ahead: New year, old worries for US stocks
Reuters Many analysts are expecting the fledgling recovery in the US housing market to be bumpy. An index of pending home sales is seen dropping 2.1 percent in … and more » |
Tampa Bay real estate market took its medicine in 2009 – Tampabay.com
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Tampa Bay real estate market took its medicine in 2009
Tampabay.com The housing market forced down some nasty medicine. Is that a bad thing? No, it is not. Not when you consider that housing boosters in 2008 resembled that … and more » |
Your picks for the top local stories of the decade – Inside NoVA
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Your picks for the top local stories of the decade
Inside NoVA The housing market this decade experienced unrealistic highs and devastating lows. The skyrocketing prices and assessments of the early 2000s have been … and more » |
A better 2010 may have begun in 2009’s last days – WVLT
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A better 2010 may have begun in 2009's last days
WVLT "The job market, the housing market, the economy, all bad" says Phillip Seabolt, a grandfather of six. "At least 2009 went by pretty quickly," says research … |
Baltimore beats DC in housing! Hurray! – Daily Record (subscription)
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Baltimore beats DC in housing! Hurray!
Daily Record (subscription) … bunch of playoff appearances, and no shame like the shame of a Redskins fan, especially this season, JEEZ), and now ? the Health of our Housing Market! … |