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Low rates forcing mortgage fee risesAccording to a report from MoneyExpert.com, the cost of applying for a mortgage has risen by almost a quarter in the last 12 months alone. The research suggests that mortgage lenders are trying to remain profitable whilst at the same time provide market-leading products to customers when even the rates on bad credit mortgages are relatively low. The average fixed-rate home purchase loan arrangement costs £494, up 22 per cent, MoneyExpert.com says, while the arrangement fee for a discount mortgage currently stands at £407 – an increase of 15 per cent from 12 months ago. "Borrowers need to budget for application fees when they take out a mortgage," said Sean Gardner, MoneyExpert's chief executive. "What you believe is a cheap deal saving you, for instance, £100 a month won't look quite so good when you add on application fees." Mr Gardner noted that because the base rate of interest had remained unmoved for almost a year, mortgage providers were looking at new ways to maximize their profits on fixed-rate products. Editorial: An arena proposal opens the way for a debateAfter years of falling short, local political leaders and the Sacramento Kings finally have come up with a proposal to pay for a new arena. In the coming weeks, county supervisors should vote to put it on the November ballot. Then it will be time for the heavy lifting: explaining and selling this deal to a wary public. The proposal calls for presenting voters with two ballot measures. One would increase the county's sales tax by a quarter-cent for the next 15 years. The second would suggest -- but not require -- spending about half this money (more if there are cost overruns) on a downtown arena. The rest would be distributed for community projects throughout the county. . Court News7/28/06
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