The previous article points out that banks invariably cause themselves harm by restricting lending when markets need liquidity and – based on recent announcements and revelations in the UK – they appear to have found a new way of hurting their customers and thereby, themselves….
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ARE THE BANKS COMMITTING MORE SELF-HARM ?
Posted in APB, Banking, Banks, Interest Rates, Property Finance, Real Estate Finance, Residential Property, Residential Real Estate, tagged Banking, Banks, Building Societies, Interest Rates, Lending, Loans, Real Estate Finance, Residential Mortgages on April 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
TURNING OFF THE TAP
Posted in APB, Banking, Banks, Commercial Property, Commercial Real Estate, Property Finance, Real Estate Finance, tagged APB, Banking, Banks, Finance, Lending, Loans, Market Values, Real Estate Finance on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most critical components of a downturn in property values is a fall in liquidity. Bank lending has been the largest component in market liquidity for a long time in the UK, usually leading institutional investment and independent equity….


