US 2003 home prices climb 7.97 pct vs yr ago - 2004-03-01
U.S. average home prices climbed 7.97 percent in 2003, helped by strong housing demand and historically low mortgage rates, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight revealed on Monday.

This increase marked the fourth straight year in which average home prices climbed more than 7.5 percent across the country. In the past five years, average home prices rose 41.8 percent, OFHEO said.
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Avoid remortgage pitfalls - 2004-03-01
Remortgaging accounts for a huge part of the UK consumer lending market. What is it and what are the pitfalls? A leading mortgage expert explains.
All too often people hear the word remortgage and associate it with taking on more debt.

While remortgaging can help people to fund home improvements at cheap interest rates, it is not necessarily about building up a larger loan. It's more about achieving the cheapest mortgage.
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