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Home price divide widens 
House prices have nearly trebled throughout the decade, as indicated by the FT house price index. The average price of a house was £73,811 in May 1997, compared with £219,145 at the new survey in April
 
Halifax says house prices rise again 
The City has been braced today for a new increase in interest rates after the new evidence from Britain's biggest mortgage lender revealed no let up in house price inflation and the average cost of a home poised to break through the £200,000 barrier.
 
Companies, persons face discipline for supposed mortgage fraud 
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. More than a dozen businesses and persons face corrective action for allegedly taking part in mortgage fraud involving more than 100 homes in the Chicago area.
 
Samantha Bachynski to be sentenced today in Flint slaying 
Samantha Bachynski, who last month pleaded no contest to second degree murder in the death of a Genesee County man, will face sentencing today.
 
Fed Is Still On Hold, Inflation Top Worry As U.S. Cools 
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a 7th straight meeting on Wednesday, and gave no sign that it'll make a move any time soon.
 
 
Fed set to hold rates but stress inflation risk 
The Federal Reserve is projected to make little change to its policy declaration and keep rates on hold at 5.25 per cent when it meets on Wednesday for the 1st time since it roiled financial markets by greatly rewriting its declaration in late March.
 
Companies, persons face discipline for supposed mortgage fraud 
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. More than a dozen businesses and persons face corrective action for allegedly taking part in mortgage fraud involving more than 100 homes in the Chicago area.
 
Toll Says Second Quarter Net earning Misses Forecast Update2 
May nine Toll Brothers Inc., the biggest U.S. luxury home builder, said second quarter profit was lower than earlier forecast and a lack of customer confidence amid the subprime mortgage crisis is thwarting the housing recuperation.
 
Judge's nomination heads to U.S. Senate 
WASHINGTON Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Janet Neff's nomination to the federal bench will advance, notwithstanding her attendance at a lesbian commitment ceremony in 2002.
 
Forecast adjusted for home price drop 
U.S. home price declines this year are going to be steeper than earlier forecast due to drop in subprime mortgage lending and the adoption of stricter loan standards, the National affiliation of Realtors said.
 
Fannie Mae Redemption 
Fannie Mae will redeem the principal total indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 % of the principal total redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
 
Fog around region lifting, still hanging near waterfronts 
Thick fog that had blanketed metro Detroit is lifting in many regions but lingering along big waterfronts.
 
Mobsters take a day off on Mother's Day 
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Foreclosures: A Real Boom for Investors 
The weather is ripe for a raise in the number of American homes going into foreclosure. Interest rates are on the rise, mortgage payments are continuing to increase and home values are staying stagnant in many places and falling in others.
 
Resurfacing project to push lane closures on I 94 
I 94 in the Ann Arbor area will undergo resurfacing and other enhancements along 15 miles of the freeway beginning Sunday.
 
Rise in Britons' mortgage spending 
First time British homebuyers use up more of their earning on mortgage costs than at any time in the past 16 years, an business affiliation says.
 
Kevorkian release already a circus 
Assisted suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian is about to walk out of a Michigan prison a free man, and the news media can not wait.
 
Can't pay for a House? Pay for Someone Else's! 
If home prices are too high for your budget, do not feel bad. you may be able to still enjoy the vicarious thrill of paying for a stranger's house, thanks to pending state legislation. Maybe you have wanted to purchase a house for many years now, but you have seen prices skyrocket. particularly in California. You may have gotten a zero down, subprime mortgage, but mortgages must be repaid. And though you are on a .
 
Outdated computer gear to be recycled for free 
The Wayne County Department of Environment and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit will accept computers for recycling from Wayne County residents from eight to noon Saturday at the Canton Township DPW, 4847 Sheldon Road in Canton.
 
Misery lures opportunists at foreclosure auction 
RIVERSIDE, California Twice a day, would be real estate moguls gather on the local courthouse steps for the new can't miss opportunity in California's land rush: the foreclosure auction.
 
Rate rise misery for homeowners 
Homeowners were dealt more mortgage ache yesterday after the Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest point in six years, with fears of more rises to come.
 
Good Reasons to Refinance Now 
The effects of refinancing your mortgage may be dramatic, since it is a tool you may be able to use to enhance your financial situation. To take benefit of it, look at where you're and assess your needs. Then explore the market.
 
April retail sales disappointing 
New York The viewpoint for buyer spending in the coming months dimmed Thursday after merchants, their sales hurt by increasing gasoline prices and the slumping housing market, had one of their worst months ever in April.
 

Tax cuts no threat to economy 
TAX cuts worth $31.5 billion over the next four years are the centrepiece of Treasurer Peter Costello's 12th Budget, and he's confident that unlike last year, the handouts will not be swallowed up by increasing mortgage rates.
 
Bad Credit and Home Refinance 
Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it looks like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a smart idea for people with bad credit?
 
Good Reasons to Refinance Now 
The effects of refinancing your mortgage may be dramatic, since it is a tool you may be able to use to enhance your financial situation. To take benefit of it, look at where you're and assess your needs. Then explore the market.
 
County news 
May 22 is the deadline for communities to comment on a proposed uniform contract the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department wants to sign with the suburban communities it serves. Officials say they hope it means clarity on rates. But Oakland County Drain Commissioner John says the contract lacks a way for suburbs to have "meaningful participation."
 
The Scoop on Adjustable Rate and Interest Only Mortgages 
There are so many kinds of mortgage programs available to home purchasers that it can get hard to keep them all separate. One of the new types of programs that many people are taking benefit of is the Interest Only Mortgage choice.
 

Foreclosures: A Real Boom for Investors 
The weather is ripe for a raise in the number of American homes going into foreclosure. Interest rates are on the rise, mortgage payments are continuing to increase and home values are staying stagnant in many places and falling in others.
 
Rising Inflation, Non increasing Interest Rates: The FOMC Have Their Hands Tied 
Kee submits: The FOMC is stuck between a rock and an ''almost hard place'.' The rock is the rising level of Inflation and the risk of accelerating Inflation. The 'almost hard place' is their inability to increase Interest Rates in the face of it.
 
Higher interest rates projected to widen house price divide 
The new rise in interest rates is probably to accentuate the divide between house prices outside the capital and those in the most sought after of London postcodes.
 
Why Now is a Good Time to Refinance 
If you are a homeowner, the recent drop in interest rates opened up the possibility of big savings on your monthly deposits.
 
The Scoop on Adjustable Rate and Interest Only Mortgages 
There are so many kinds of mortgage programs available to home purchasers that it can get hard to keep them all separate. One of the new types of programs that many people are taking benefit of is the Interest Only Mortgage choice.
 
DETROIT: two teens shot outside Ford High 
Two 17 year olds were shot Thursday in what school officials suspect was a gang clash outside of Ford High School in northwest Detroit. Two former Ford students now at Mackenzie High were shot one in the face. The other teen has been grazed along the back and refused treatment.
 
ANNUAL MEETINGS CHEMICALS: Dow ousts fired exec from board 
MIDLAND Dow Chemical Co. ousted one of its board members Thursday with none of its shareholders voicing objections to the move at its yearly meeting in Midland.
 
Financial Crossing states New Release of Advanced Mortgage and Liability Advice Solution 
Financial Crossing, Inc. today declared the availability of Liability Manager 3.0, the financial industry's most advanced mortgage and liability management solution. The platform enables financial institutions and lending professionals to deliver actionable advice on their clients' portfolios of mortgages and other buyer debt.
 
News Center Extra: Mortgage Mess 2 
Tom Overlie KTTC TV ROCHESTER, MN Mortgage delinquency rates are reaching all time highs across the nation and here in Minnesota. And there are now projections that 1 fifth of sub prime borrowers over the past two years could enter foreclosure soon leaving more than two million Americans without homes.
 
How to find out if it is Time to Refinance 
Who would not enjoy a break on their monthly mortgage payment? On the other hand, how can you make sure the timing is entitlement to refinance? Are the rates and the current mortgage market the indicators?
 
Beazer Homes shares drop after FBI confirms investigation for possible fraud 
Shares of Beazer Homes USA fell more than 8% Wednesday after the FBI said it's among agencies investigating possible fraud in the company's mortgage lending practices and other financial transactions. The home builder said it's cooperating with a federal prosecutor's ask for papers.
 
Mortgage rates flat on weak GDP growth 
Mortgage rates held steady this week at 6.15 % caused by weaker than expected Domestic Product growth and tame buyer spending, as indicated by Freddie Mac.
 
Bad Credit and Home Refinance 
Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it looks like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a smart idea for people with bad credit?
 
Borrowers take more of the strain as interest rates reach 6 year high 
Homebuyers and businesses are facing up to the highest cost of borrowing for six years after the Bank of England pressed ahead yesterday with another quarter point rise in interest rates, its 4th in ten months.
 
OxyContin's maker agrees to pay fines 
ROANOKE, Va. The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to misleading the public about the drug's risk of addiction, a federal prosecutor and the company said.
 
Banking at Bulkeley 
Senior Carl Basdeo worked last week at the newly opened of the Trust Federal Credit Union in Bulkeley High School
 
Samantha Bachynski to be sentenced today in Flint slaying 
Samantha Bachynski, who last month pleaded no contest to second degree murder in the death of a Genesee County man, will face sentencing today.
 
What the rate rise means for you 
The Bank of England piled more misery onto hard pressed homeowners today with a quarter point rise in base rate to a six year high of 5.50 per cent.