Median home price lower in Feb. - 2004-02-25
Rock-bottom mortgage rates are still attracting Denver-area home buyers to the closing table, but the number of homes on the market is keeping prices unchanged.

The median price of an existing single-family home was $225,000 in February. That was down from $225,500 in January and up 2.3 percent from $220,000 a year ago, according to reports issued Tuesday by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
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HBOS sees jump in annual profits - 2004-02-25
Britain's largest mortgage lender, HBOS, has posted a 29% jump in full-year profits.
The bank, created from the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland, saw its pre-tax profits rise to £3.8bn ($7.1bn), up from £2.9bn a year ago.

HBOS said low interest rates and the current shortage of housing stock would continue to underpin the property market in 2004.
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