Archive for May, 2008

Baker Barrios to design UCF reading center (Orlando Sentinel)

Monday, May 26th, 2008


Orlando-based Baker Barrios Architects Inc. was recently awarded the contract to design a 45,000-square-foot reading center at the University of Central Florida, a center that will help define the entrance to the school’s main campus in east Orange County.

For now, ‘perma-bear’ Tice feels vindicated (The Palm Beach Post)
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Did John McCain really need to apologize for the comments made by one … - Town Hall
With all the news about the housing crises, loan defaults and home foreclosures, borrowers are definitely becoming aware of the pitfalls of overextending themselves. I’m continuously receiving questions about the best way to approach a mortgage and …

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Tens of thousands could face negaativy equity by end of year - Times Online

Monday, May 26th, 2008


Up to 100,000 homes could be pushed into negative equity by the end of this year because of the credit crunch, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) stated last week While this was far more optimistic than a recent Morgan Stanley prediction that as …

Raiding retirement accounts should be last resort - Newsday
The economic downturn and mortgage crisis are turning a growing number of Americans into retirement account raiders. The number of Americans tapping into their 401(k) savings accounts to pay debts or to fund other immediate financial needs rose …

ReStore renewal - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
One year after it closed its doors to rocks and brooms, the former Hub City Curling Club reopened Saturday with a refurbished appearance and a renewed purpose as Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore. “This is the realization of a great dream,” said Don …

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Home ownership among the aged wanes amid mounting debts - News.com.au

Sunday, May 25th, 2008


Email article Printer friendly Text size + - Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? AUSTRALIANS are now more likely to enter retirement with mortgage debt hanging around their necks than any other …

California Rep. Says She Was Foreclosure Victim (Fox News)
California Rep. Laura Richardson defends herself against reports that she defaulted on her mortage, says her home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge.

In Britain, Too, Home Prices Are Falling - US News and World Report
LONDON By all rights, Britain’s housing market should be buoyant, floating along on a raft of strong economic indicators. Unemployment is falling, incomes are rising, and interest rates are relatively low. But instead it has run aground. The real …

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Calif. congresswoman says home sale was improper - Washington Post

Sunday, May 25th, 2008


Resize Text WASHINGTON — California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender. She said she is like any other American suffering in the …

Pimco s chief piles into mortgage debt (Financial Times)
Bill Gross, the manager of the world s biggest bond fund, has switched gears to make a big bet on mortgage debt, almost tripling his holding of it to more than 60 per cent of the fund.

California Rep. Says She Was Foreclosure Victim (Fox News)
California Rep. Laura Richardson defends herself against reports that she defaulted on her mortage, says her home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge.

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Further reading

Saturday, May 24th, 2008


Elsewhere Thursday morning: - “As of April 30, Bill Gross’s Total Return Fund held 65 percent in mortgage debt, according to data posted on the firm’s we site.” via Market Movers. - Congresswoman Laura Richardson just walks away. (HT Mish Shedlock) - “About half of the US was in recession in April based on this indicator.”…

Renting Versus Owning Costs
[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] The big debate these days is whether home ownership is still everything it’s cracked up to be. Yes, we still get a tax deduction on the amount of interest we pay, but the building of equity is no longer a given with a home mortgage. There are many areas around the United States with falling home prices, causing some people to be upside-down on their loans and leaving them unable to sell. On top of that, w

Illinois Mortgage Rates Blog Offers info for Chicago Area - PR.com (press release)
Illinois Mortgage Rates Blog Offers info for Chicago Area - PR.com (press release) May 22nd, 2008 | Category: Mortgage News Having credible info upfront Illinois mortgage Rates Blog Offers info for Chicago Area PR.com (press release), NY - 15 minutes agoIllinois mortgage Rates and News blog offers up to date knowledge on mortgages and real estate in the Chicago area.Original post by Austin Mortgage Broke loan home equity loan bad credit mortgage mortgage interest rate best mortgag

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Calif. congresswoman says home sale was improper (Boston Herald)

Saturday, May 24th, 2008


WASHINGTON - California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her…

Mortgage Crisis: Congresswoman’s House Threatened With Repo - 10TV
Mortgage Crisis: Congresswoman’s House Threatened With Repo - 10TV May 22nd, 2008 | Category: Mortgage News mortgage Crisis: Congresswoman’s House Threatened With Repo10TV, OH - 12 minutes agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. Laura Richardson has an strange perspective on the housing foreclosure bills moving through Congress: One of her own homes was Rep.Original post by Austin Mortgage Broker home mortgage loan rate mortgage interest rate bad credit mortgage lender mortgage lender first mortgage

California Rep. Says She Was Foreclosure Victim (Fox News)
California Rep. Laura Richardson defends herself against reports that she defaulted on her mortage, says her home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge.

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Most Baby Boomers are Financially Unprepared for a Potential … - Insurance News Net

Friday, May 23rd, 2008


2008 MAY 26 - ( NewsRx.com ) — Most baby boomers say they are financially unprepared for a potential disability, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Baby boomers would have …

House Of Cards: The Mortgage Mess (CBS News)
Correspondent Steve Kroft reports on how the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown, in which risky loans drove a housing boom that went bust, is now roiling capital markets worldwide.

Are The Credit Rating Agencies Evil Bastards?
Moody’s, one of the world’s best know and silliest named credit rating agencies, is in for a world of hurt as computer errors are being linked to the causes of the credit crunch. Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s were on the chopping block last fall when many of their top notch credit instruments began to default. Even after it was revealed these these ’sub-prime’ loans were full of dodgy mortgage debt, they continued to give them the best ‘AAA’ ratings. These top Aaa ratings were reserved for t

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Moody’s shares continue to fall on regulatory risk (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, May 23rd, 2008


Moody’s Corp. shares continued to fall Thursday after the Connecticut attorney general said he is investigating if computer errors led the ratings agency to assign safe ratings to risky investments.

Pimco bets huge on mortgage debt (but “not the subprime garbage”)
Pimco bets huge on mortgage debt (but “not the subprime garbage”) There’s gold in them thar hills!: BIll Gross at Pimco is making a huge bet on the recovery of the mortgage market — he’s tripled the amount of mortgage debt to 60% his Pimco Total Return Fund…. Mr Gross said his decision to raise exposure to mortgage debt in recent months was based on the US government s implicit guarantee of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage agencies.

Bill Gross Invests In Emerging Market Debt
Yesterday, Bloomberg s Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam talked about the recent investment activities of Bill Gross, founder and managing director of the PIMCO family of bond funds. The reporter noted that the 64-year-old Gross: Shunned riskier corporate debt in 2006, resulting in a 4% drop in Gross $128 billion Total Return Fund during the first half of 2006 Avoided subprime-linked debt, which saw the fund rise 12% in the past year to beat 95% of its rivals Started moving money back into mo

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Reverse mortgages: Beware the come-ons - CNN Money

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008


(MONEY Magazine) — Last year, borrowers took out more than 132,000 reverse mortgages - 50% more than the year before and almost 10 times as many as five years ago. Such loans, as you may already know, allow you to draw down your home equity if you …

Moody’s stock suffers record plunge on rating error (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Shares of Moody’s Corp fell more than 13 percent on Wednesday, the biggest one-day drop since becoming an independent company in 2000, after the rating agency said a computer snafu resulted in incorrect top ratings for complex debt.

Moody’s shares continue to fall on regulatory risk (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Moody’s Corp. shares continued to fall Thursday after the Connecticut attorney general said he is investigating if computer errors led the ratings agency to assign safe ratings to risky investments.

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1st 2nd loan mortgage refinance

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008


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