Slightly lower mortgage rates finally pause slide in housing demand

A condominium community in Dania Beach, Fla., has traded for $27.3 million in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, which is nearly $10 million less than its previous sale price, buyer Prestige Companies said Thursday. Prestige Companies and MV Real Estate Holdings are the new owners of Atlantica at Dania Beach at 624 Northeast Second Street. The…

The government’s home buying and selling reform programme is now much more than a discussion about what might change. Its roadmap sets out a sequence of measures designed to change how property information is provided, how professionals work together and, ultimately, when buyers and sellers become committed to a transaction. The programme covers comprehensive…

For those coming off fixed rate deals this autumn, the reduction in rates is welcomed, said Nick Mendes, mortgage technical manager at John Charcol. Rates were reduced across its two- and five-year fixes in HSBC’s residential range for both first-time buyers and homemovers across 60-95% loan to values (LTVs). Reductions were also made to…

Several killed in coach crash in Swiss Alpine village

Key insight: If Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress, they would use committee oversight powers to stall and question the administration’s agenda, even if they lack the votes to enact many of their own legislative priorities. Forward look: Crypto, national trust charters and Trump administration official misdeeds would be prime targets for scrutiny,…

Spyware Infections Target Serbian Activists and Students Before Elections Overview of Spyware Attacks Ahead of Serbian Elections By AJ Vicens Sept 2 (Reuters) – At least 14 people across Serbia’s civil society were targeted with advanced spyware ahead of local elections in March, the digital rights group SHARE Foundation said on Wednesday. Discovery and Scale…