Sunday, July 1, 2007

Japan's Real Estate Shares Drop on Report Banks Will Raise Mortgage Rates

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese property stocks fell, led by
Mitsubishi Estate Co., after the Nikkei newspaper reported the
country's four largest lenders will raise interest rates on 10-
year fixed-rate mortgages from today. Higher mortgage rates may
damp demand among consumers for buying property.

Lenders such as Mizuho Financial Group Inc. climbed.


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