Fast-built house project underway
More than 300 volunteers are moving in fast-forward in an effort to build a house in one day.
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Convicted con man arrested after ignoring federal judge (Reg Req'd) A man convicted three times of fraud has been arrested after ignoring a federal judge who banned him from any real estate deals while he appeals a three-year prison sentence.read
Bear Stearns to Cut 650 Jobs Amid Mortgage Losses (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos., the biggest underwriter of U.S. mortgage bonds, will eliminate 650 jobs in the firm's fourth round of cuts this year amid mounting losses
New tools help decipher mortgage confusion (The Charlotte Observer) A few entrepreneurs are developing new tools to help home buyers tackle one of the most confusing projects they face: figuring out whether a mortgage is a fair deal.read more...
Casey and Santorum continue on mortgages Democratic Senate candidate Bob Casey Jr. released details of his 0,000 home mortgage yesterday, showing that, like his Republican opponent, he holds a loan with a bank whose board members
Pacific Mercantile Bank to Exit the Wholesale Mortgage Banking Business in Order to Concentrate Its Capital and Other (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Pacific Mercantile Bancorp , today announced that the Board of Directors and management had decided that Pacific Mercantile Bank, its wholly owned banking subsidiary, would exit the wholesale mortgage
Lenox mortgage to alter 'no closing costs' ads (Arizona Daily Star) PHOENIX ? A national mortgage firm known for its extensive radio advertising campaign has agreed to make changes to its marketing.read more...