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House prices and the great affordability gap
Times Online - People buying their first home in the South now borrow an average of 128,370 31 per cent more than the 89,189 that first-time buyers in the North borrow. The gap between pay and house prices has grown most in West Sussex, where prices have

Property Buying Costs Hit New High
Ananova - Property Buying Costs Hit New High A first-time buyer couple with total take-home pay of 25,899, would now have to save up the equivalent of 90% of their

Simple Solutions to Home Buying Challenges
Bradford Era - (ARA) - Home ownership is central to the American dream. And the good news is, it’s a dream that can easily become reality. That’s because today’s lenders offer a variety of products to fit virtually every borrower’s needs, points out Michael A

The Mortgage crisis
Capitol Hill Blue - If that is the new reality , then the special tax and legal treatment of home buying should be removed. What is really needed is the kind of fiscal responsibility by individuals and business that gives a priority for savings. We must learn to

Dollar edges up ahead of key U.S. economic reports
CNBC - HOME marginally, trading at $2.0153, down from $2.0173 on Monday, while the dollar dipped against the Japanese currency, buying 115