Mortgage mess mostly skips WNY (The Buffalo News)
Thomas and Jeaneen Maglietto wanted to think ahead. The North Tonawanda couple, who religiously watch TLC s Flip This House show, decided to buy a second house a few blocks away to use as a rental property.

Europe’s housing market sheltered from US mortgage crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
After the boom years of soaring house prices, the European housing markets appear to have stabilised and are generally sheltered from the fallout of the US subprime mortgage crisis, analysts said.

New Credit Standards Squeeze Buyers - Washington Post
New Credit Standards Squeeze BuyersWashington Post, United States - Aug 17, 2007Some are restricting maximum CLTVs to 80 or 85 percent when a second mortgage or credit line is proposed on a home that has a first mortgage. …Lenders getting tougher on credit scores, appraisals San Francisco ChronicleCredit changes have wide impact on lending practices Detroit Free Pressall 9 news articles

National City terminating home equity unit - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
National City terminating home equity unitThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Aug 17, 2007The shutdown of National Home Equity has no effect on Second-mortgage loans or lines that consumers may continue to apply for directly through a bank branch …National City to fold home equity unit into mortgage division Bizjournals.comall 14 news articles