Real Estate & Housing (Personal)

35+ min ago   (710+ words) Grocery bills have a way of creeping up while your paycheck stays put. While you can’t do much about the price of eggs, food is one of the few big expenses you can actually control. With smarter shopping habits, you…...

36+ min ago   (686+ words) First-time buyers are facing being forced to pay off mortgages in retirement as nearly half take out 35-year terms. The length of the interest-free period and what borrowers will pay afterwards are due to be confirmed in the Budget on…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (334+ words) KARACHI — The State Bank of Pakistan has amended housing-finance documentation rules to standardise the property papers banks obtain from borrowers and clarify the security arrangements available for different types of financing. The October 9 circular revises Prudential Regulation HF-7. It requires…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (349+ words) New York City property owners will have another week to seek an exemption from the pied-à-terre tax, the city Department of Finance said Tuesday. The rollout of the tax on second homes worth more than $5 million has been complicated by…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (465+ words) Interra Credit Union has completed its acquisition of The Hicksville Bank, a deal it said will strengthen its footprint in northwest Ohio. Interra, based in Goshen, announced early Saturday that the acquisition received all necessary regulatory approvals. The transaction adds…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (75+ words) ارقام TASI: 23 stocks, 3 REITs fall to all-time lows Traders looking at the Tadawul trading screen Shares of 23 TASI-listed stocks and three REITs fell today, Oct. 11, to their lowest levels since their debut, data compiled by Argaam showed. The list included…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (724+ words) When mortgage rates drop, refinancing can be an opportunity to lower your housing costs, improve monthly cash flow or make your mortgage work better for your financial goals. But getting the most from a refinance means looking beyond the new…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1219+ words) Spending some time choosing a good-value home loan can save many thousands of dollars over time. A home loan is a long-term debt so even a small difference in cost adds up over time. Your home loan (mortgage) might be…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (523+ words) The traditional school of thought when it comes to homeownership is saving up for a down payment, but for prospective homebuyers in B.C., that may be an outdated qualifier. While the down payment itself is still an important step in buying…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (833+ words) New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- 'In land where it hasn't appreciated more than 25 to 40% (which is like one in a hundred), 90% of the investment in 5 years goes up to double or 80%', Promoter and Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms, Ektaa R Kapoor,…...