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People living in the UK's five million flats are being urged to get gardening and grow their own veg - on their windowsills.

The bundles of bad home mortgages that panicked the Bush and Obama administrations have turned out to be not so toxic for the financial industry after all.

The average 30-year rate dropped to 5.2 percent from 5.32 percent, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac of McLean, Virginia, said today in a statement.

Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Housing Thursday 9th July 2009 - 12:55pm Nationwide defends launch of 'socially responsible' 125% mortgage Nationwide today defended the launch of its 125% mortgage saying the loan offered a "socially responsible and prudent" solution to people in negative equity.

The Treasury Department on Wednesday selected nine financial firms as partners for a program to buy banks' soured, mortgage-related investments.

An Ohio woman who found a fawn in her flower garden has been accused of beating it to death with a shovel.

Twenty-five people, including lawyers, bankers, mortgage brokers and appraisers, and a mortgage company have been charged with committing mortgage frauds involving at least $US102 million, New York City prosecutors said on Wednesday.

A A A' The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is throwing his weight behind President Barack Obama's plan to create a government agency to protect consumers from risky mortgages and credit cards, although some of his colleagues are skeptical of the details.

Resident Dorothy Richardson, 76, said she was defending herself when she beat to death a 25-pound fawn that was crouched in her flower bed, then stuffed the fawn's body in a cardboard box and put it out on trash day.

House prices have returned to 2004 levels after a drop in prices last month, Britain's biggest mortgage lender has disclosed.

WASHINGTON - A government plan designed to rid banks' books of the troubled assets that exacerbated the financial crisis will do little to address a fundamental weakness of the industry or the broader economy, analysts say.

Financial products could come with "health warnings" saying how risky they are, under proposals due to be unveiled by the Treasury.

Kansas' attorney general has launched a new campaign against mortgage fraud that includes lawsuits against five companies.

The Reserve Bank left interest rates at record lows for a third straight month but indicated it has room to make further cuts if necessary.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Canadian lovenest is up for sale. The couple rented the lavish five-bedroom home near Spruce Grove, Alberta, while Brad filmed The Assassination Of Jesse James in 2005, and owners Theo and Angela Psalios are hoping to get just under a million dollars for the "one-of-a-kind paradise". "It's pretty awesome , you just ...

Asking prices for houses have fallen by almost 6% in the past three months alone, according to the latest statistics from the property website Daft.ie. The website says the average asking price for a house is now a 263,000, down 19% in the past 12 months and down 23% since the peak of the property boom in 2007.

Steve McNair, born on Valentine's Day 1973, became the most beloved figure in the Tennessee Titans' short history because he seemingly was indestructible on the field - and worked hard off of it, building ties to the community here through his youth and charity programs.

Contractors who do home-improvement work in Pennsylvania should have registered with the state by now, to comply with a registration law that took effect July 1. The state is urging consumers to contact authorities to verify registration before hiring any contractors.

Master Gardener Vicki Halley picks snap peas last week from a raised bed behind the Genesis House, a day shelter for homeless people in Siloam Springs.

Americans have learned a tough lesson: Your home is not your piggy bank. However, there is a reward for those who did build equity in their homes: In their senior years, their home can provide a monthly stream of tax-free income, or a lump sum of cash to spend as they wish, while remaining safely in their home.