Monday, August 27, 2007

Latest Real Estate, Mortgage and Title News 8.27.2007

Fed bends rules to help two big banks
Interesting move by the fed. Seems like the goal is to let the lenders protect themselves before a federal bail out is required. Bank of America, just "invested" 2 billion in CountryWide. Buffet is also looking to buy a chunk of CountryWide. Interesting movements here.

Existing-homes sales stable in July
Good news here. This keeps the market moving. Florida is remaining steady. One of the affects of the slow down is a "thinning of the herd" for agents and mortgage brokers who were smaller operators.

New-home sales show promise
Builders are liking this. Although plans have slowed, buyers are taking advantage of the free-bees offered by the agents

Credit Union Strength
If more restrictive lending terms are preventing borrowers from getting a loan. Credit Unions offer a lower rate and better terms.

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