Missed home payments hit markets
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US markets lose ground as data shows repossessions and overdue mortgage payments in the US have hit their highest level in years.
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Late payments on home equity loans climbed to a 1 1/2-year high in the opening quarter of this year, while delinquencies on credit card bills fell, painting a mixed picture of how people are managing their debt.
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Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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Home prices are not very far below peak levels in most markets, but continued weakness could change that.
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There's a marketing blitz underway aimed at the homeowner in denial -- the one missing mortgage payments, dodging calls from the lender and hoping for the best.
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The turmoil tearing through the residential mortgage market will probably harm everyday investors.
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Pending sales of previously owned homes fell by a surprising 12.2 percent in July as credit tightened up amid troubles in the housing and subprime mortgage sectors, a real estate trade group said on Wednesday
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LOS ANGELES -- The number of foreclosure filings reported in the U.S. last month more than doubled versus August 2006 and jumped 36 percent from July, a trend that signals many homeowners are increasingly unable to make timely payments on their mortgages or sell their homes amid a national housing...
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US home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae, which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed
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The debacle in mortgage lending that spurred wild daily swings in the markets has tripped up many hedge funds.
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Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and monthly payments rise.
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Global credit squeeze undermining private sector sale of mortgage lender
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Subprime jitters grab market in the absence of other economic data.
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A record number of homeowners with high-cost mortgages have fallen behind on their payments or are facing foreclosure, a side effect of the growth in lending to people with poor credit, according to an industry group survey released yesterday.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  fell last week, which was shortened by the Thanksgiving  holiday, as mortgage rates edged higher, an industry group said  on Wednesday.
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The number of loans for house purchases fell by 35 per cent in October compared with the same month last year, providing further evidence of a slowdown in the housing market.