New and Improved
A new year means a new list of home improvement projects. Each year, my husband and I trade off who gets to spend the budget for house projects—-2005 was his year.
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Financing renovations with credit cards A construction loan would have been a better choice, says Dr. Don.read more...
Mortgage brokers stung by subprime-loan criticism (The Buffalo News) Mortgage brokers are defending themselves against accusations by politicians and consumer advocates that they are to blame for causing the meltdown in the mortgage industry by giving loans to borrowers
Fannie Mae says it expects to spend over $1 billion this year on accounting review Fannie Mae said Wednesday it expects to spend more than US$1 billion this year on the massive review of its accounting and preparing financial statements as the mortgage giant pushes
A Shortsighted Federal Government, a Derailed Transit Project Shaping cities is both a goal and a consequence of investing in transportation infrastructure. Sadly, the Federal Transit Administration seems unaware of this. read more...
Mortgage insurance change makes home buying easier: bankers A federal law that lowers the level where mortgage insurance is required came into effect Friday, and bankers say the change could save many would-be homebuyers $2,000 or more.
Labor of love transforms once abandoned Nathaniel Friend House PETERSBURG - Abandoned for about 50 years, the Nathaniel Friend House was doomed to deteriorate until painter Carol Anna Meese and her son Mark Sprenkle envisioned its potential in October