Murphy’s Law rules realty closings
The parties haggle back and forth until they agree on a price, then breathe a sigh of relief and pop the cork on the champagne.
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VMI tidies quarters for school's cadets (Reg Req'd) VMI wants to expand its historic barracks in the next 10 years to accommodate a larger Corps of Cadets.read more...
Pending Home Sales Edge Up Despite Subprime Market Woes A gauge of sales trends for previously owned homes rose 0.7% in February, according to the National Association of Realtors -- showing limited effects from the bad weather in
U.K. April Mortgage Approvals Fall to 7-Month Low (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) May 31 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. mortgage approvals fell to a seven- month low in April, a sign that Britain's $6 trillion housing market may be cooling, a Bank of England
Nation on Wrong Track, 81% Say Americans are more dissatisfied with the country's direction than at any time since the New York Times/CBS News poll began asking about the subject in the 1990s, according to the
Mortgage Rates Highest Since 2002 (CBS News) Freddie Mac reports that mortgage rates are now at the highest level since 2002. Some economists fear that the rise could sharply deflate the housing boom, but Federal Reserve Chairman
Fed board focuses attention on mortgage products (Daytona Beach News-Journal) The homebuilding boom that is just now tapering off was fueled in large part by historically low interest rates. But even with home mortgage rates at their lowest in years,