Young homeowners may cut spending if home prices slip, researcher says
Consumer spending, especially among younger homeowners, would tighten if home prices drop significantly, a Boston-based research analyst said.
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Members fight sale of Yonkers synagogue Moses Stein devoted 45 years to the Midchester Jewish Center and Jewish life in his neighborhood, which abruptly changed last year when the Colonial Heights synagogue closed and merged with
Mortgage unit drives Block's loss (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) A loss in its Option One Mortgage subsidiary drove H&R Block Inc.'s third-quarter loss, but revenue rose 11 percent from the same period last year.read more...
Homeowners cash in, hope market cools off Kurt Nishimura is taking a calculated ride on Arizona's real estate wave. He sold his home in the Willo neighborhood, believing its value has topped out, and is renting an
Digest: Mortgage rates drop; China's cell-phone boom; RIM warns (Austin American-Statesman) WASHINGTON ? Mortgage rates across the country, which have been rising, fell this week along with oil prices and anxiety over inflation. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said rates on 30-year,
U.S. mortgage rates rise again (New Kerala) MCLEAN, Va.: The average U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose slightly last week to 6.12 percent. Mortgage lender Freddie Mac also said Thursday that the previous week's average was 6.10 percent
Duplex owner's TIC conversion a risky move Several problems could arise from action DEAR BOB: I own a very desirable duplex that my husband and I bought in the 1970s.read more...