Main Street Changes Direction to Stay Competitive; Austin Builder Shifting From Suburbs to City
It’s been a tough few years for Main Street Homes, the largest Austin-based home builder.
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Richard Brassard and his wife Sandy at their home in Battersea "The way most people shop for houses these days is through internet portals, and about the second or third question you are asked is how many bedrooms you want"
Mortgage data points to slowdown (BBC News) Mortgage lending dropped by 8% in November, providing more evidence of a market slowdown, say lenders.read more...
Indian shares soar to new heights, led by demand from foreigners India's stock market is scaling new heights, lifted by gains in cement, hotel and oil shares amid signs of booming growth and optimism about the country's economic potential.read more...
Realtors swamped by Katrina (Reg Req'd) New Orleans real estate agent Shannon Sharpe straightens a for-sale sign on a building she is listing.read more...
Do math before merging HELOC, mortgage (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) In some situations, it makes sense to combine a mortgage loan with a home equity line of credit.read more...
Interest rates likely to keep rising to keep lid on inflation: central bank Canada's economy is growing at a fast enough clip to warrant further interest rate hikes as a pre-emptive strike against inflation, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge warned Thursday.read more...