Tag: May
UK Mortgage Lending Falls as Stricter Rules Bite
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases edged up marginally in June, but has dropped sharply since the start of the year because...
Expert Insights: The Steep Decline in New Home Sales
After a record downward revision in May, new home sales across the country last month posted a surprisingly large 8.1 percent decline last month,...
Two Charts that Show Why the Housing Market is Off Track
Sales of previously-built homes jumped in May from the previous month, the highest monthly rise since August 2011, suggesting that the spring selling season...
The Jobs Recovery Remains Incomplete
The recovery reached a milestone in May: The U.S. economy finally has more jobs than when the recession began in December 2007. Don't get too...
Bernanke Giving Homebuyers Second Chance With Pledge
This was supposed to be the year that Herb Harrison found a newer, bigger home to replace his current house in Framingham, Massachusetts. Then,...
Global Facebook Controversy: Ban on Violent Videos Lifted
Facebook has stirred up a storm with a controversial decision to lift a ban on violent videos, including beheadings.A temporary ban on graphic content...
Harvard Business School Case Study – Gender Equity
When the members of the Harvard Business School class of 2013 gathered in May to celebrate the end of their studies, there was little...
UK First-Time Buyers: The Story Behind the Numbers
Our recent press release showed a strong increase in the number of first-time buyers. In May, lenders advanced 25,100 first-time buyer mortgages during the month...
Consumers Boost Borrowing
Americans took on more debt in May, particularly for education and cars, a sign consumer spending is still driving an otherwise lukewarm economic recovery. via...
