Mortgage requests declining (Republican American)
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week to the lowest level since April, as higher mortgage rates pushed down demand for homes and slowed refinancing.
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Many use debt as tool to catch up, move up SALT LAKE CITY , In 1757, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Better to go to bed supperless, than wake up in debt." One of his modern-day namesakes hasn't heeded the admonition.via
Milberg Weiss, partners plead not guilty 9:55 PM Et A top class-action law firm and two of its partners pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of secretly paying more than $11 million in kickbacks to get people to take
Toronto Has Second-Best July Ever RISMEDIA, August 8 + The Greater Toronto resale housing market recorded the second-highest number of transactions ever in the month of July, Toronto Real Estate Board President John Meehan reports.read
Contractor backs off bribe tale The state's case against a city housing inspector accused of shaking down contractors appeared to crumble Wednesday with the less-than-solid testimony of its key witness.via
BD8m deal to build new chamber HQ A BD8.29 million contract for the construction of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's new headquarters in Sanabis was awarded to Cebarco yesterday.read more...
Home Builders Turn to Discounts, Promotions As Inventories Rise Many are aggressively offering price cuts in high-profile promotion campaigns aimed at getting home buyers into their sales centers.read more...