Tag Archives: housing prices

New wave of foreclosures threatens market

The housing market is facing swelling ranks of homeowners who are seriously delinquent but have yet to lose their homes, and this is threatening a new wave of foreclosures that could hit just as the real estate market has begun to stabilize. » Read more…

U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall for Fifth Week on Refinancing

The number of mortgage applications in the U.S. declined for a fifth straight week, led by a drop in refinancing even as mortgage rates fell to a record low. » Read more…

Mortgage lending down amid warnings of second house price crash

Mortgage lending has fallen to its fourth lowest level on record amid warnings of a second crash in house prices.

The latest figures from the Bank of England revealed that net lending – which strips out redemptions and repayments – dropped to just £86 million in July, a steep fall from June’s £518 million. » Read more…