US residential mortgage

US Aug. Construction Spending Unchanged; July Down 1.4% Bloomberg - USA By Bob Willis Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- US construction spending was unchanged in August, as private residential building increased for the first time since ... See all stories on this topic

Austin housing starts remain depressed, but price drop is still ... Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA “The Austin market has now experienced about a year of more restrictive mortgage qualification standards in the wake of the collapse of the subprime ... See all stories on this topic

Providence Business News US private payrolls dip 8000 in September Providence Business News - Providence,RI,USA The survey found “no lessening of the recent strain on employment” in the hard-hit residential construction industry and home-sales and mortgage-lending ... See all stories on this topic

S&P downgrades Genworth Financial ratings CNNMoney.com - USA US mortgage insurers have been hit hard as homeowners have fallen behind on loan payments, and fewer mortgages are being issued as lending practices have ... See all stories on this topic

Buying National City By Todd Sullivan(Todd Sullivan) Mortgage-backed securities are collateralized primarily by prime residential mortgage loans. At June 30, 2008, approximately $124 million of the mortgage-backed portfolio represented securities collateralized by Alt-A first mortgage ... Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays - http://valueplays.blogspot.com/

The Great Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Scam By mike volpe(mike volpe) Traditionally, Fannie had required the mortgages it purchased to be so-called 80/20 mortgages wherein the borrower puts at least a 20% down payment on the mortgage. This was a requirement because residential mortgages in the US are a ... The Provocateur - http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/

Canadian Housing Market - Boom or Bust? By Mary Wozny The book’s longer-term prescription for the US housing market would involve help for distressed homeowners as well as major changes to the way the residential mortgage market functions. “Financial innovation only comes in times of ... Canadian Mortgage Professionals - http://canadianmortgageprofessionals.wordpress.com

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – October 01 2008 By SoldAtTheTop(SoldAtTheTop) The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year fixed rate ... Paper Economy - A US Real Estate... - http://paper-money.blogspot.com/

Lorne Gunter: Staunching the pain of US foolishness guarantees ... By Kelly McParland The Democrats are as guilty as the Republicans for the political meddling in the system that has caused the year-long collapse in the US residential home and commercial credit markets, perhaps more so. Laws mandating that banks lend to ... National Post - Full Comment - http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/default.aspx