Fillips may be costly, effective
A pilot program encouraging homeowners to remodel could mean that the city of Costa Mesa will sacrifice more than $58,000 in fees over three months.
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Mortgage Rates Continue Climbing Upward (KXTV) The average rate for 30-year mortgages rose to 6.31 percent this week, the highest rate in 16 months, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the average rate
U.S. Single-Family Home Prices Cooled in the First Quarter Although the nation's housing market is slowing many metro regions are continuing to showing double-digit annual gains, the National Association of Realtors says.read more...
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Fallingwater, Built on Brave Choices and Still Unconventional Ask most Americans to name the most important house in the country, and they're likely to say the White House. read more...
Bad news for jumbo mortgage loans Buyers of pricey houses are finding that money has suddenly become more expensive to borrow. Ditto for loan applicants who don't want to prove that they told the truth about
New Home Sales Plummet in '06 Despite better than expected sales in December, new home sales plunged 17.3 percent in 2006, the biggest drop in 16 years.Commentread more...