New home construction unchanged in June
Construction of new homes and apartments showed no change in June following a decline the month before with weakness in every part of the country except the South.
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Small-business interest turns to industrial condos By MIGUEL GONZALEZ/Staff Writer HESPERIA For 12 years, Oak Hills resident Ed Miller has been commuting to his business in Riverside.read more...
Designer required to be licensed "I have never thought of myself as a contractor." A dispute over a home-remodeling project landed a prominent Visalia interior designer in both civil and criminal court. via Visalia
Fraud Scheme Costs Lenders Millions DAYTON, Ohio -- Federal authorities call it a mortgage fraud scheme that cost local lenders almost $2 million.read more...
Mortgage rates fall for third straight week (BizJournals) It's been a significant week for interest rates, both long-term and short-term, and the latest mortgage report from Freddie Mac shows long-term rates continue to ease.via
Largest mortgage lending firm's woes worry Wall Street (Houston Chronicle) Countrywide Financial, America's largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday that more borrowers with good credit were falling behind on their loans and that the housing market might not begin recovering until
Fannie Working on Mortgage Plan (Washington Post) WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae will allow more struggling homeowners to sell their homes for less than they owe on their mortgages as part of a plan the mortgage finance company