Hybrids on Minds of Car Buyers
Keeping hybrids on the lot has been an uphill battle for local dealers. Barry Merrill, Grand Ledge Ford: “W e sell them as quickly as we get hem.
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Homeownership Rate Takes Big Fall Did you see that the homeownership rate in this country took a big fall recently, to 67.8 percent? It hasn't been that low since 2000, when George W. Bush
Islamic-Safe Finance Grows in the West When Caribou Coffee went public last year, sharp-eyed investors noticed some unusual promises in its prospectus.Commentread more...
Mortgage applicants peppered with trigger-list pitches (Seattle Times) When you apply for a mortgage and get a barrage of irritating and confusing phone calls from competing lenders before noon the next day...read more...
Anatomy of a Guest Room What makes a wonderful bedroom or guest room? You might think it depends on having an expensive interior designer, an endless budget, or access to trade resources.read more...
Take it to the Banks The National Association of Realtors reports that sales of existing homes reached a record in April -- at an annual rate of 7.18 million sales.via
Volatility in GDP Growth Gets Outsourced Abroad The most remarkable aspect of the current expansion, all the oil-price hysteria and soft-patch prognostications notwithstanding, is the stability of economic growth.read more...