Northern Ireland News (4NI)
The cost of buying a home in Northern Ireland is escalating fast with mortgage debt rising faster than anywhere else in the UK. The news comes as the property market begins to feel the full effects o..
Despite Thunderclouds in the United States, Business Confidence Is Up in Europe (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Few officials or economists expect Europe to escape the effects of a downturn in the United States, but Europe s broader economy is demonstrating startling resilience.
Mortgage aid plan sees role for Fannie, Freddie (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have to meet new goals to invest in troubled loans and erase some mortgage debt for borrowers facing foreclosure under legislation contemplated by a leading Democratic lawmaker.
Infonavit Reschedules Mortgage Debt Sale on Pension Fund Rules (Bloomberg.com)
March 25 (Bloomberg) — Infonavit, Mexico’s housing agency, delayed the sale of as much as 3 billion pesos ($280 million) of mortgage debt on concern that demand may be reduced as pension funds are allowed to invest more in stocks and bonds.