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Landscape contractor Roger Cook travels to Georgia to help homeowner Dale Eneberg pick out the riding lawnmower that is most suitable for his lawn.
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Stocks Seek Signal on Economy's Health "The economy still looks good except for these two areas, which are deep, deep, deep in the woods." Wall Street's in the dark about a lot of things _
HBOS streamlines costs with job cuts and mortgage unit closure (Financial Times) HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, is to cut 425 jobs and close one of its five mortgage brands to new business as it aims to streamline costs.read more...
Suspected Mortgage Fraud Up 35 Percent (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) Washington (AP) - The once-booming housing market and rising popularity of nontraditional home loans have produced an unwanted byproduct: a 35 percent increase in suspected mortgage fraud.read more...
Automakers in tough bid to lure buyers Chrysler's decision to jump into the fray of hard-sell discounting signaled the start of a full-scale price war by Detroit's Big Three automakers on Wednesday.via
Calderon Boosts Mexico's Mortgage-Backed Bond Market (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Felipe Calderon plans to boost Mexico's $4.9 billion mortgage bond market to help finance rising demand for homes, while avoiding the lax lending standards that
Slip in extra payment to hurry your mortgage (Northwest Herald) Dear Mary: I recall my father paying his mortgage twice a month and saving a lot of interest. How does that work? ? Dwight H., e-mail Dear Dwight: The theory