Cities Try to Quiet Infill Boom, Quell Residents’ Complaints
Residents who grumble about the large number of teardowns in one of the region’s most affluent cities have found an effective weapon in the McMansion war: noise.
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Mortgage Seekers At New Low Source: Richmond Times - Dispatch Publication date: 2006-08-03 Mortgage-application volume fell to its lowest level in more than four years last week. read more...
What a Week: Loose Lips The markets were listless this week, as traders were eager to grab onto anything that smacked of a theme.Commentread more...
FBI warns Pee Dee Realtors of mortgage fraud cases (Florence Morning News) FLORENCE - The FBI is warning Pee Dee Realtors and consumers to be wary of mortgage fraud. South Carolina has the second highest incidence of mortgage fraud in the nation,
Real estate madness leads to double escrow (Reg Req'd) The madness over low inventory and the competition of bona fide purchases with "flippers" is taking the insanity of a raging real estate market to new levels -- and they're
Rhode Island Activists, Officials Unite to Fight Predatory Lenders Rhode Island leads the nation in mortgage loans handed out at poor rates, usually to people with damaged credit histories.via
Jefferson Davis's Refuge In South Rises Again Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis's final refuge from 1877 to 1889, was almost destroyed three years ago, when Hurricane Katrina hit. But the amazing story is how much was saved and restored.read