Top real estate markets for 2007 predicted - 2007-02-16
Montenegro and Malaysia are among the property markets slated to be red hot for real estate investment in 2007 by one magazine. US publication International Living has released a list of seven emerging real estate markets that it claims currently benefit from a combination of economic, political and other variables which make them attractive investment prospects.
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S&P to speed mortgage warnings - 2007-02-16
In another sign of growing worries about mortgages made to high-risk borrowers, Standard & Poor's said it would no longer wait for homes to be foreclosed on and sold at a loss before informing investors in mortgage-backed bonds that it expects to decrease ratings on the bonds. The ratings company now will consider issuing downgrade warnings based on the amount of loans that are delinquent, in foreclosure proceedings or already backed by seized property.
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