Mecklenburg leads N.C. in foreclosures
As economists predict the tail of the country’s long-running housing boom, home loan failures have more than quadrupled since 1999 in Mecklenburg County, the state’s worst for foreclosures.
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Young Homebuyers Join Washington Post staff writers Ylan Q. Mui and Michael Rosenwald as they discuss the Washington area's new breed of homebuyers: young adults in their twenties and earlier thirties
U.S. rates on 30-year mortgages drop to lowest level in 6 weeks All types of U.S. mortgage rates tracked by Freddie Mac declined this week while rates on 30-year mortgages fell to the lowest level in six weeks.Commentread more...
Is Your Holiday Home Decorating Playing With Fire? Do-it-yourself home decorating articles encourage you to add ribbon or bark to your home-crafted candle holders.read more...
Last Month in RSI It's hard to believe that my year as president is over. I have enjoyed every moment of it, particularly meeting ICAA members from across the country, planning for the association's
Illinois Tries New Tack Against Predatory Loans The state will require counseling for some people mulling mortgages with nontraditional terms. The state's experience shows how difficult it is to create even modest safeguards in the home-buying process.
Former U.S. ambassador, subprime mortgage pioneer dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Roland Arnall, founder of subprime pioneer Ameriquest Mortgage Co, died of cancer on Monday morning in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement.read more...