Discount brokers: Getting what you pay for?
The traditional 6 percent fee has been slashed by some, but is this being penny-wise and pound-foolish?
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Landlords' costs force likely uptick in rents The Rochester area remains a high-rent market compared with other cities, and tenants should expect to pay even more if their leases expire during the summer months.read more...
Mortgage Remediation Is Found Lacking Efforts to address the mortgage crisis have done little to stanch rising foreclosures, a report by state officials found.read more...
Former NFL DL Jones indicted in fraudulent mortgage scheme (USA Today) Former NFL defensive lineman Sean Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to bank fraud charges alleging he and four others ran a scheme to pocket portions of more than $42 million
Europe's Record Mortgage Bonds Aided by Governments (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Banks in Europe are selling a record $101 billion of mortgage-backed bonds this year as governments increasingly provide incentives for home ownership that may invigorate their
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UnitedHealth-PacifiCare merger panned over millions in exec pay State Treasurer Phil Angelides, senior advocates and others urged state HMO regulators to reject a proposed merger between health insurers PacifiCare Health Systems and United Health Group, unless the companies