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US home sales seen rebounding for October Analysis from Fannie Mae, Bear Stearns, and KeyCorp economists CBSNews.com October 29 New-Home Sales Fall in September The Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes fell 12.8% in September to the lowest level in almost 2 years SFGate.com October 29 UK mortgage lenders agree to change Comparisons and redemption penalty terms to be made easier for shoppers Go.com October 29 Record 1999 Pace for Bay Area Home Sales 6,892 resale houses were sold in the San Francisco area last month, down 9% from 7,570 for the month before, and up 10.6 percent from September last year Individual.com October 28 U.S. 30-year mortgage rates inch up in latest week Freddie Mac rate survey for the week ending Oct. 29 GO.com October 28 NatWest to cut mortgage charges after OFT push Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said National Westminster Bank greed to reduce "ruinously high" redemption charges on home loans after its intervention Individual.com October 28 Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc. Reports Results For the Third Quarter and the First Nine Months of 1999 Q3 1999 net loss was $1.7 million versus net income of $13.3 million for same period 1998; nine month net income was $12.8 million compared to $36.0 million for 1998 PRNewswire.com October 27 NAHB projects U.S. housing starts to fall in 2000 The National Association of Home Builders projected the pace of new U.S. home construction would slip 7.5 percent to 1.535 million units from an estimated 2.2 percent rise in 1999 to 1.659 million units Individual.com October 27 MBA Weekly Application Survey Mortgage loan apps for the week ending October 22 were down 59.2 % from the same week last year, but increased 3% from last week MBAA.org October 27 Countrywide Home Loans Offers Zero Downpayment Mortgage Requirements are income < 120% of area median income, 2 month's reserves, & qualify for mortgage insurance PRNewswire.com October 27 Home sales in Massachusetts fall slightly amid dramatic price increase Average price of sfr's rose 16.6% last month over the same time last year with the average cost of a home at $251,930; home sales were down 0.2% BusinessWire.com October 26 Home Sales Up 12.8 Percent, Median Price Rose 9.2 Percent In September, C.A.R. Reports California existing home sales PRNewswire.com October 25 September Home Sales in Florida Rise Another 13 Percent, Says Florida Association of Realtors PRNewswire.com October 25 Existing Home Sales Fall Again Sales of existing single-family homes fell by 2.1 percent last month according to the National Association of Realtors LasVegasSun.com October 25 PCi Services Unveils 1998 U.S. Mortgage Lending Activity Norwest Corporation was the leading mortgage lender for Home Purchase Loans throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico in 1998 overall, to minority borrowers and to borrowers located in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods GO.com October 25 HERE AND OVERSEAS, CONSUMERS ADVANCE IN MORTGAGE MARKET Mortgages in the UK & Australia are portable (homeowner sells one house and buys another, taking the mortgage with him) and borrowers are permitted to pay on a weekly or bi-weekly basis ChicagoTribune.com October 24 First Family Rates a First-Class Mortgage Clinton's 7.5% 3/1 arm @ 20% down terms are better WashingtonPost.com October 23 U.S. Mortgage and Economy by David Beadle Flood insurance can be avoided with Pre-FIRM exemption NewsPage.com October 22 Irvine, Calif.-Based Title Insurer Hurt by Federal Reserve Rate Hikes Fidelity National Financial said that Q3 profit dropped 32 percent, as rising rates put a freeze on refinancings NewsPage.com October 22 Home sales likely to cool down California real estate market to soften slightly SFGate.com October 21 Mortgage Rates at Two-Month High Freddie Mac weekly survey released Thursday StarTribune.com October 21 Woolwich says to cut 330 jobs across group Innovative UK mortgage bank said it would cut jobs by the end of the year NewsPage.com October 21

E-Loan Inc. 3Q Oper Losses 33c A Share Financial results for the quarter ended September 30 AOL.com October 29 Mortgage.com Third-Quarter Revenue up 28% Purchase Money Loans Account for 80% of Revenue PRNewswire.com October 29 LIONINC.COM Completes Internet Path From Consumer to Automated Underwriting Service allows borrowers to input application and originator to pull up as file that can be submitted to automated u/w systems NewsPage.com October 27 E-Loan eyes online mortgage growth Executives comment on IPO, competition, quiet periods CBSNews.com October 25 Homestore.com Reports 280% Increase in Third Quarter Revenue Revenue growth was driven largely by expanding base of subscription revenue and an increase in sponsorships, including the Norwest Mortgage, Inc. alliance agreement PRNewswire.com October 25 iOwn Enters Mortgage Banking Arena company can now act as both a mortgage broker and mortgage banker PRNewswire.com October 25 RealEstate.com Research Shows Consumers Fear Real Estate Transactions Buyers ranked lack of knowledge about financing options, uncertainty about loan rates and lack of information about closing costs and expensive surprise costs at the top of their list of problems NewsPage.com October 22 E-loan Ltd. -UK- Announces Acquisition of Flexemortgage.com E-LOAN, Inc. and eVentures appoint CEO of E-LOAN Ltd. in the United Kingdom BusinessWire.com October 21 BCE Emergis Posts Record Revenues for 3rd Quarter 1999 Canadian company teams with e-Net to automate mortgage-lenders' operations by electronically connecting them with mortgage brokers, mortgage insurance companies, credit bureaus and other trading partners StarTribune.com October 21 Mortgage.com targets service to lenders Company to shift focus from consumer direct business to out sourcing by helping other lenders online GO.com October 20 IndyMac Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.39 Per Share Internet lending directly and indirectly fueling growth BusinessWire.com October 20 Rock Financial Reports Third Quarter Financial Results Rock reported a net loss of $4.3 million, compared to pro forma net income of $3.7 million for the same period in 1998 CBSNews.com October 20 MortageSelect.com to Offer Services on Homefair.com Pre-Approval Services Now Available Online CBSNews.com October 19 HomeSpace Inc. Partners with Virtual Relocation.com to Provide Real Estate, Mortgage and Homeowner Services HomeSpace offers mortgages from more than 60 national and regional lenders CBSNews.com October 19 LION Inc./Lioninc.com Announces Record Revenues for Third Quarter revenue for the third quarter ended September 30,1999 increased 127% to a record $1,174,000 CBSNews.com October 18 Pre-listing appraisals are latest marketing technique Appraisal is done before house is listed, then placed on internet for prospective buyers to view StarTribune.com October 16 HomeServices.Com Closes Initial Public Offering at $15.00 Per Share Real estate services company sells 3,250,000 shares of common stock NewsPage.com October 15 RealEstate.com and HOMES.COM Cease Acquisition Talks PRNewswire.com October 14 LION, Inc. Appoints New CEO New CEO, John A. McMillan has been associated with Nordstroms for 40 years PRNewswire.com October 14 Deutsche Unveils Unique Internet Mortgages Trading Site Wall Street bank to allow its clients to trade mortgage-backed securities, or MBS, over the Internet.for 15-year and 30-year Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae passthroughs WSJ.com October 14 (subscription_required) Homestore.com agrees to buy Homebuyer's Fair Realtor.com affiliate purchasing home site owned by 80% by parent of The Arizona Republic AZCentral.com October 13