You call this (Home Equity News) simplification? A new manager sets sail with Magellan; bah humbug; profit pause

You call this simplification? A new manager sets sail with Magellan; bah humbug; profit pause
US News - 11/14/05 Money & Business Paul J. Lim Money Watch: You Call This Simplification? Why is it that tax simplification plans are always so complicated? It suggests replacing the current deduction for home-mortgage interest with a tax credit representing up to 15 percent

Construction spending hits all-time high
MSNBC - rest of the country triggered by rising interest rates.Home mortgage rates have broken through the 6 percent level and

Long-Term Mortgage Rates Hit 6.3 Percent
10News.com - Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the nationwide average for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose this week to 6.31 percent, up from 6.15 percent last week. rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing a home mortgage, averaged 5.85 percent this week, up from 5.69 percent