Must-have home features of 2006
Dropped ceilings, awnings, wallpaper fail to make the cut Nearly three decades ago, hardwood floors were the absolute rage.
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The disgusting business of milking the working poor "Tough. If they're too lazy to study the terms, they deserve to get soaked." The working poor make great victims. They are often trusting and financially unsophisticated, and with
Students pay up for a year of mess With many apartment leases ending in May, many student renters are hoping to get some extra cash from returned security deposits -- although some are getting less than they expected.read
Mortgage trend poses risks in downturn (Boston Globe) To afford Greater Boston's soaring home prices, one in four homebuyers last year took out a risky, interest-only mortgage that offers lower monthly payments in the initial years of the
Former Buca CEO settles with SEC for financial fraud The former chief executive of Buca agreed to pay more than $565,000 to settle civil charges from the SEC 6.07.06 Joseph Micatrotto, former Buca CEO, has agreed to settle SEC
Hovanian 2nd-quarter profit falls Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday said fiscal second-quarter profit fell versus a year ago as three months of slower sales, higher cancellation rates, and greater concessions took their toll on
Debt and mortgage woes in papers (BBC News) The Daily Telegraph 's front page headline is "mortgage misery as rates hit seven-year peak".read more...