US July housing starts down 0.1 percent
Construction of new US houses fell 0.1 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted 2.042 million annualized units, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
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Regulators Seek Investor-Friendly Climate Throughout the first half of the year, our supervisory activities focused on addressing weaknesses and ensuring stability in the financial sector.read more...
Countrywide insider stole mortgage applicants' data, FBI says (Los Angeles Times) The former employee and a suspected accomplice are arrested. As many as 2 million customers' information was allegedly targeted. The FBI on Friday arrested a former Countrywide
Speakers Discuss Housing Woes Workforce housing, attainable housing, affordable housing - whatever you want to call it, Polk County is in desperate need, said speakers at Thursday morning's Polk Workforce Housing Summit. Housing prices
Have bag packed in case of disaster Coastal residents may be increasingly forced to head for higher ground if experts' predictions of more Atlantic Ocean hurricanes in the next 10 to 20 years come true.read more...
Ships Tavern hinges on $3 million bailout The nonprofit company developing Wilmington's historic Ships Tavern District is struggling to avoid financial collapse, The News Journal has learned.via
Proposed mortgage tax hike divides Dutchess lawmakers (Kingston Daily Freeman) POUGHKEEPSIE - Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Gary Cooper is counting on the full support of the Republican caucus Thursday for a resolution to impose a countywide mortgage tax, a move