L.I. Principal Cancels ‘Bacchanalian’ Prom
Kenneth M. Hoagland had heard all the stories about prom-night debauchery at his Long Island high school: Students putting down $10,000 to rent a house in the Hamptons for a weekend bash.
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Confidence, Home Prices Decline Consumer confidence continued to weaken in April, posting a fourth consecutive decline. Meanwhile, home prices fell 12.7% in 20 major cities amid slumping home sales and an increasing inventory of
Fixed mortgage rates push past 8pc barrier (Stuff) Two-year and longer fixed-term mortgage rates are going up again, in expectation that the Reserve Bank will lift official interest rates next week.read more...
Homeowners might overextend themselves to build new house Q: I own a lakefront house in Connecticut with an estimated value of $900,000. We owe $75,000 on it and another $60,000 on a home-equity line of credit.read more...
Fed Statement on Mortgage Reform (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday proposed and asked for public comment on changes to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive home mortgage
Gift for the world When Deanna LaValle entered the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, she wanted to work with deaf children in India eventually.via
Good judgment to stop real estate trust Hong Kong High Court returns a positive verdict for tenant Lo Sui Lanvia