Homesellers predict holiday slowdown
After the October cool-down in the Baltimore housing market, skeptics question if the market will drop again between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
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Spiraling housing costs hurting more Americans The American dream of having a job and owning a tidy home is becoming a fantasy for more people.via
Ameriquest closes, Citigroup buys mortgage assets (Washington Post) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ameriquest Mortgage Co, the largest U.S. subprime lender as recently as 2005, is closing, the latest home loan provider to shut down amid the nation's housing
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Developer bought congressman's boat and arranged home loan (Reg Req'd) A New York developer convicted in a bid-rigging scheme arranged financing for Rep.via
'Job cuts' at US mortgage lender (BBC News) Reports say mortgage giant Countrywide Financial has started to cut staff numbers as it tries to weather the credit crunch.read more...