Mortgage deposit for repeat buyers may rise - China Daily
Mortgage deposit for repeat buyers may riseChina Daily, China - 19 hours ago… likely to ask commercial lenders to raise mortgage deposits to at least 40 percent for homebuyers who intend to buy a second apartment, a source said. …

CBA prepares to lift some mortgage rates - The Australian
CBA prepares to lift some mortgage ratesThe Australian, Australia - 6 hours ago… raised its margin lending rate, the nation's second biggest bank yesterday revealed it was poised to lift interest rates on some of its mortgage loans. …

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-13 05:49 GMT: China likely to raise second-home mortgage down payment to 40 pct - report (Interactive Investor)
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China’s central bank is likely to ask commercial banks to raise the mortgage down payment on a second home to at least 40 pct, the China Daily reported, citing sources.

Housing costs punish family budgets (USA Today)
Sydney Lasry, a systems engineer, took a second job three years ago so he could afford to buy a $400,000 home in Severn, Md. His mortgage payment hasn’t risen, but his property taxes have jumped by $1,000 since then, to $3,200 a year, and his home insurance has soared by $500, to $1,100.

2nd mortgage more elusive than the 1st (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Think it s tough to find a loan for a new house? Try getting a second mortgage on the house you already own. Such loans seem to be an endangered species, professionals say. They re disappearing as we speak, said Andre Mitchell, executive vice president of Lynx Mortgage Bank in Westbury, N.Y.