Business Savvy (Reg Req’d)
By Phillip M. Perry Are you hankering for that shiny new computer, communications system, photocopier, or company car? Go out and buy it! Easier said than done, of course.
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WashPost: Low Mortgage Rates Defy Expectations (MSNBC) Mortgage rates were supposed to be rising by now, helping to gradually cool the nation's red-hot housing market.via
Earnings Parents buy toys for their children that will educate or entertain them. In the 18th century, there were special "Sunday toys." Children were not permitted to play on the Sabbath
State pensioners face debts Thousands of pensioners are running up debts as they struggle to make ends meet on the state pension, research showed yesterday.read more...
Prudential (NW Properties) beat Zillow to the Net Prudential beat Zillow to the Net I didn't write the headline, the Portland Business Journal did on the front page in the Friday, March 3 eddition.read more...
For Mortgage Seekers, It's Back to the Basics (Washington Post) An abrupt shift back to the basics of mortgage lending has many house hunters nervous because several once-popular types of loans are disappearing.read more...
S&P: Mortgage Insurer Downgrade Unlikely (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Tuesday it is unlikely to cut credit ratings of mortgage insurers significantly in the next few months, even though companies in the sector