Minority contractor alleges discrimination by St. Paul
ST. PAUL The largest black-owned construction firm in the Midwest has join a number of businesses in complaining that the city doesn’t treat minority contractors fairly.
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TV's kinder, gentler reality COVER SECOND touches are being applied to "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's' latest project, host Ty Pennington dashes madly around its perimeter, bullhorn in hand.read more...
Mortgage lending down 19% (Guardian Unlimited) Council of Mortgage Lenders says falling confidence has contributed to a £5bn fall in the value of mortgages advancedread more...
A cool, sturdy prefab house The New Yorker has a short profile of Rocio Romero, an architect who has designed what sounds like a charming and affordable prefab house. When you buy one of the
US mortgage firms' shares slump (BBC News) Shares in US mortgage firms Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fall as much as 50% amid concerns for their future.read more...
Central banks in mortgage crisis talks: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic are in talks about the feasibility of mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities in a bid to solve the global credit crisis,
Bonita increases impact fees $500 Building a home in Bonita Springs will soon cost residents at least another $500 and, eventually, maybe more than $1,000. The City Council decided Wednesday to add $535 in municipal