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This holiday season, The Herald-Dispatch will be paying homage to the great art of home decorating, highlighting the best efforts of those who go a little Griswold at Christmas.
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U.S. federal and state agencies announce pilot project to improve supervision of subprime mortgage lenders (Investment Executive) Three U.S. federal agencies and two associations of state regulators have announced they will cooperate to conduct targeted compliance reviews of selected non-depository lenders with significant subprime mortgage operations.read more...
Beware of Crooked Contractors The Inland Northwest is experiencing a building boom and the Better Business Bureau is warning folks to beware of crooked contractors.via
A Push Toward Clear Closing Costs It is by far the most common consumer complaint to the federal government involving the home-buying process: uncertainty about the bottom-line costs of obtaining and closing the mortgage. read
Bernanke Outlines Plan to Tighten Regulations on Mortgage Lending (The Online NewsHour) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined a new set of mortgage-lending rules Tuesday, which will be aimed at shielding future homebuyers from risky lending practices and avoiding a repeat of
Sting fears keep construction workers home (Reg Req'd) Rumors of immigration stings are keeping workers away from construction sites of new homes.read more...
Speed your home sale with these fast fix-ups Small expenditures of money or time on carefully targeted projects can improve your chances of selling quickly -- and ensure you get the best price possible.via