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Mortgage Banking Terms: A Working Glossary

Mortgage Banking Terms: A Working Glossary

A working glossary for mortgage lenders. Complete definitions for words they use [...]

1. There may be a price war to give out cheaper bank loans

KUALA LUMPUR: There may be a new round of price war among banks for consumer loans, with the new mortgage rate going down to as low as base lending rate (BLR) -2.3%. The current BLR rate is 6.3%.

Reports offer conflicting views on risk of housing bubble

Home prices that continue to inflate even as sales and construction activity fall sparked conflicting views in two new reports Tuesday over whether the Canadian housing market has become a precarious bubble that could burst at any time.

US 30-year mortgage rates fell in latest week-Zillow

US 30-year mortgage rates fell in latest week-Zillow

Housing bubble looms as prices soar

Home sales may be slowing, but prices in six of Canada’s largest housing markets are in bubble territory for the first time in 30 years, according to a report from an Ottawa-based think tank.