Interest rate hikes slow area's second mortgage activity - Toledo Blade
Interest rate hikes slow area's second mortgage activityToledo Blade, OH - Jun 4, 2006… Although the loans were recorded as a second mortgage on the borrower's home, for many people they offered tax advantages and carried interest rates that were …

Mortgage approvals rise unexpectedly in May - ABCmoney.co.uk
ABCmoney.co.ukMortgage approvals rise unexpectedly in MayABCmoney.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago… to rise, but there was a strong jump in mortgage approvals in May underlining the fact that the mini housing boom could continue in the second half of the year … Gross mortgage lending at 18.2bn The HeraldDaily business news analysis, sourced directly Investment & Business NewsUK May net mortgage lending up 5.7 bln stg, biggest rise in 2 … Life Style ExtraTelegraph.co.uk - all 29 related

Home Sales, Prices Ease - Realty Times
Washington PostHome Sales, Prices EaseRealty Times, TX - 7 hours ago… commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage was 6.60 … May home sales remained strong in Illinois, which posted the second highest number on … US Existing Home Sales Fall 1.2% to 6.67 Mln Rate (Update2) BloombergHousing industry report surprises Wall Street Sarasota Herald-TribuneNew home sales rise 4.6 percent WAVEall 155 related

Fitch Upgrades 4 Classes of Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 2000-1 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-June 27, 2006–Fitch upgrades Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.’s, commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-1 as follows: $33.1 million class C to ‘AAA’ from ‘AA’; $10.5 million class D to ‘AAA’ from ‘AA-’; $24.4 million class E to ‘AA-’ from ‘BBB’; $10.5 million class F to ‘A’ from ‘BBB-’.