Economists: Home-price growth to taper off - 2004-01-14
U.S. home-price growth this year will taper off to about half of what it was in 2003 as mortgage rates climb from a 45-year low, according to housing economists.

Prices probably will grow 4 to 5 percent, according to five chief economists who made presentations on a conference call sponsored by the Washington-based Homeownership Alliance. David Lereah, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, estimated that prices rose 8 percent last year.
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BB&T Places First Among Banks in National Survey of Home Mortgage Customer Satisfaction - 2004-01-14
BB&T Corporation is rated second in the nation in home mortgage customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power. BB&T's ranking puts it first among banks for the second year in a row.

The J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Home Mortgage Study is based on responses from more than 11,900 home mortgage customers and involves the largest national home mortgage providers, according to the marketing information firm's Web site.
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