Mortgage Advertising Seen as ???Not Credible??? by Two-Thirds of Population

More than Two-Thirds of Americans polled by Harris Interactive think that the advertising you see coming out of the mortgage industry is not credible. This would have been a surprise for me as I rarely watch much television these days, but a case of the summer time flu and kids in the house found me camped in [...]

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Zwinger Upgrades Bid For Berenice Real-Estate Fund To EUR771 Share - CNNMoney.com

Zwinger Upgrades Bid For Berenice Real-Estate Fund To EUR771 Share
CNNMoney.com -20 hours ago
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Amsterdam -based real-estate fund Zwinger Opco Wednesday said it has increased its offer for real-estate fund Berenice (QFBER. ...

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Prudential Arizona Properties Demonstrates Success in Converting Web ???Surfers??™ to Buyers

RISMEDIA, July 19, 2007??”With an estimated 80% of home buyers nationwide starting their home pursuit on the Internet, capturing online referrals is essential for today??™s real estate brokerages.? ? Director of eCommerce for Prudential Arizona Properties Chris Heagerty and her support team take a leading position in the Prudential Real Estate ...

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Seven Simple Steps to Raising Credit Scores

RISMEDIA, July 19, 2007??”In the wake of the subprime market fallout, lenders are making it tougher for consumers to get a loan. As a result, borrowers are wise to try to raise their credit scores to qualify for loans, secure better loan terms and receive lower interest rates.According to ...

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Mortgage applications climbed last week: MBA (Reuters)

A home in North Carolina in a file photo. Mortgage applications rose slightly last week as a jump in refinancing demand overshadowed a drop in demand for loans to buy houses, an industry group said on Wednesday. (File/Reuters)Reuters - Mortgage applications rose slightly last week as a jump in refinancing demand overshadowed a drop in demand for loans to buy houses, an industry group said on Wednesday.


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Huge Predicted Increase for US Based International Real Estate … - PR Web (press release)

Huge Predicted Increase for US Based International Real Estate...
PR Web (press release), WA -3 hours ago
Interestingly, over one third of US enquirers are now expressing an interest in using real estate purely for investment purposes. ...

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ING Real Estate purchases Barcelona office property for 57 mln eur - Forbes

ING Real Estate purchases Barcelona office property for 57 mln eur
Forbes, NY -19 hours ago
AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - ING Real Estate, a subsidiary of ING Groep NV, said it has purchased the Imagina TV office building in Barcelona, Spain, ...
ING Real Estate purchases French office property for 41 mln eurForbes
Nanette Real Estate to invest 73 mln eur in Polish propertyCNNMoney.com
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Homebuilder confidence slides to 16-year low

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Deutsche Bank's unit, Pirelli unit agree to buy German real estate … - International Herald Tribune

Deutsche Bank's unit, Pirelli unit agree to buy German real estate...
International Herald Tribune, France -23 hours ago
AP ROME: Deutsche Bank Ag's unit RREEF and the real estate unit of Pirelli SpA have signed a binding agreement to purchase German real estate company ...
Pirelli RE, Deutsche Bank funds to buy BauBeCon UPDATEForbes
Pirelli RE, Deutsche Bank funds to buy BauBeCon for about 350 mln eurCNNMoney.com
Pirelli Re, RREEF Agree to Purchase Baubecon for EU1.7 BillionBloomberg
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In Africa, Mortgages Boost An Emerging Middle Class

In a continent known for its desperately poor and obscenely rich, some consumers are beginning to get access to one of the staples of bourgeois life: the home loan.

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