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Home buying now much cheaper than renting

http://www.choices.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-house-of-coins-300x199.jpgBuying a home in the UK is more than a £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to research by Halifax. The typical monthly cost of buying a three-bedroom house in the UK was £600 in December 2011: £116 (or 16%) lower than the average monthly rent of £716 paid on the same property type. More >

National Bank to lower base refinance rate in Feb

The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) will lower its base refinance rate next month, Chairwoman Nadzeya Yermakova told reporters in Minsk on January 30.

“As soon as we see January’s inflation rate, we will consider reducing the refinance rate,” she said, adding that the NBB would do so in the first half of February.

“The base refinance rate will be lowered to a certain extent,” the official stressed.

Bay Area, state foreclosure filings decline

http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2011/10/30/ba-qantas31_0504461382_part7.jpgForeclosure filings declined in California and the Bay Area in the fourth quarter of 2011 as the housing market improved and lenders evolved their policies for home repossessions, according to a report released Tuesday by DataQuick, a real estate service based in San Diego. More >

FHA tightens rules, penalties for mortgage lenders

http://www.housingwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/vice1-e1327081514420.jpgThe Federal Housing Administration will toughen its standards for approving lenders that insure mortgages on its behalf and force more of them to buyback defaulted loans. More >

RCom gets Chinese banks to refinance Rs 6,125 cr loan

http://znb.india.com/upload/2012/1/17/rcom.jpgReliance Communications, the telecom arm of Anil Ambani-led group, on Tuesday said three leading Chinese banks have agreed to refinance its outstanding foreign loans worth Rs 6,125 crore, making it the biggest ever overseas loan refinancing arrangement by any Indian company. More >

Affordable homes for the young is a key requirement

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS66kBE--KaZUm4gnE29g1imDrITfbTDWqENApadJen2-eXUDhKbnRbO3bNOnly falling house prices failed to prevent first time buyer numbers slumping to an all-time low this year despite home ownership becoming more affordable than it has been for eight years.

Fewer than four years’ average earnings are now needed to buy the typical first-time buyer property in just under half of local authority districts, according to new figures released by the Halifax. More >

FHA loan limit increase benefits sellers

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTv-f0S4wXznh1zT3DklYBD4wnLI5JCYXgfEd6uQpMmHqNob--QswJust in time for the holidays, the FHA (Federal Housing Administration) loan limit increase back to $729,750 from the $625,500 limit that existed prior to the mortgage crisis and for about half of 2011. More >

Foreclosures and evictions on hold for the holidays

Families in foreclosed homes are getting a holiday reprieve again this year, as government sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, along with major banks such as Wells Fargo are holding off on foreclosures and evictions until 2012. More >

Renting’s edge over homebuying at record low

http://images.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/article/lvsnlk-lvsnk63q2011renttomortgageocindex.pngRenting’s financial edge over homeownership — at least by one measure — is at a record low in Orange County. More >

New FHA Loan Limits Released

http://www.totalmortgage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fha-loans.jpgRecently enacted legislation impacted loan limits on mortgages that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Details about the new limits have been released. More >