Council to study senior tax freeze
Move would give up $58 million in property values Port Lavaca City Council Monday night tabled for further study a proposal to freeze taxes for property owners 65 years of age or over.
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Mortgage slump may be bottoming out (The New Zealand Herald) Mortgage approvals for the week ended August 8 appear to show approvals bottoming out in recent weeks after a long decline that started in early 2007.read more...
US Rep Frank: May Need To Amend Mortgage Servicing Laws (Nasdaq) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. lawmakers may need to alter laws governing mortgage servicing companies in order to give them more flexibility to modify troubled mortgage loans, a top U.S. House
Be Skeptical of 'Energy Star' Label When Buying Home Appliances This ranking of energy efficiency has served as a shopping guide for consumers looking to spend less money on utilities. Unfortunately, these ratings can be meaningless.read more...
Mortgage lending slows (Reuters.co.uk) LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage lending slowed in April to its weakest pace in more than three years, the British Bankers' Association said on Friday, providing more evidence that a once-booming
Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Applications (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Home-loan data to be released Wednesday will show whether mortgage applications fell for the second straight week as mortgage rates inched upward.read more...
Mortgage rates edge down for the week (San Jose Mercury News) Mortgage rates edged down this week, good news for people looking to buy a slice of the American dream -- their own home. The mortgage company Freddie Mac, in its