Retiring Abroad Could Make Good Economic Sense
By HILLARY CHURA The New York Times These days, some Americans heading for retirement are as concerned with pesos as with pensions, and with foreign-language classes as with Medicare.
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30-Year Mortgage Rates Highest in 4 Years (AP via Yahoo! News) Rates on 30-year mortgages climbed this week to their highest point in nearly four years, helping take the exuberance out of the housing market.read more...
Housing Slump said to be Temporary Boston -- The recent slowdown in the national and New England housing markets should be brief rather than the start of a prolonged slump, two economists told a regional convention
Lenders and Investors Asked To Help Homeowners in Trouble Banking regulators urged banks to restructure the loans of millions of borrowers at risk of losing homes. read more...
All Eyes on Home Market in San Diego SAN DIEGO - When the housing market here was red-hot 18 months ago, Alex Flores could buy a downtown condominium with as little as $5,000 down and sell it six
FDIC Shuts Down NetBank Due to Defaults "Customers of NetBank should have confidence and security knowing that they will have access to their insured funds in a timely and orderly manner" NetBank Inc., an online bank
NovaStar reports falling total retail production volume, provides full-year '06 dividend guidance NovaStar Financial Inc. on Feb. 27 reported fourth-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $26.4 million, or 84 cents per share, compared to $22.8 million, or 85 cents per