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Mortgage News for Monday - February 23, 2004

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• Greenspan suggests household balance sheets in 'good shape'
• UK could get hit with 'housing bubble'
• Fannie, Freddie Overestimated Loan Limits
• First Active lowers fixed mortgage rates
• $33m man lives up to his worth
• First-home buyers get relief from stamp duty
• Everyday People: New 'Habitat' chief assist in building community
• Financial potholes on way to your dream house
• WACHOVIA'S MARTIN DAVIS REGARDED ONE OF TECHNOLOGY'S 50 MOST IMPORTANT AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOR 2004
• Buy-to-let sales could drag down market
• Keith Locker Named to President of RFR's Inlet Capital LLC
• Be careful of fine print of deals guaranteeing closing costs
• Reporting for Duty
• Chevy Chase Bank Picks Guardian Mortgage Documents' NGIS for Web-Based Document Production
• New housing shortage has prices climbing
• Mortgage Rates Continue to Abate
• Freddie Mac's Home Value Explorer is Currently Available on Basis100's Decisioning Platform
• Checking for Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in Consumer Loan Markets
• Stewart Realty Solutions Acquires RealtyAssist
• AccuPost Corp. Reorganizes to Accommodate Growth and Increase Scalability
• Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings Declares 2003 Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results
• Document Systems, Inc. and Integra Software Systems Unveils DocMagic Direct Interface For Destiny Users
• Beware of mortgage rates that jump before you close on loan
• Tarrant County Incorporates Hart InterCivic System to Electronically Record Real Estate Documents
• Foreclosures touch another record in '03
• Tax Break: How your house can boost your deductions
Mortgage News
Keith Locker Named to President of RFR's Inlet Capital LLC - 2004-02-23
RFR Holding LLC has declared that Keith M. Locker has joined RFR affiliate Inlet Capital LLC as President. Furthermore, Mr. Locker was appointed President and Managing Member of Global Capital Resources LLC and President of GRC Advisors, Inc.

The fund offers a range of structured finance options including first and second mortgages, partnership loans, participating debt and interim facilities.
Read the full story at Business Wire via Yahoo!
 
Be careful of fine print of deals guaranteeing closing costs - 2004-02-23
Vinny Worley was nailed with an unexpected $1,800 transfer tax the day he was set to close the deal on his new house in 2000.

So when Worley decided to refinance the same house a few years later, he was intrigued by a deal that promised to guarantee his closing costs. In other words, the price quoted for services such as the title and appraisal wouldn't change at the time of the closing. If unexpected costs arise -- such as the $1,800 transfer tax -- they would come out of the mortgage broker's pocket, not his.
Read the full story at AP via New Jersey Online
 






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