The real deal: It pays to choose wisely when looking for someone to help you buy or sell a home
Picking a real estate agent with a dazzling personality, solid sales skills and impeccable dress seems like something we’d all know how to do.
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Lehman, other mortgage lenders slash jobs (USA Today) Lehman Bros. (LEH) joined several mortgage lenders Wednesday in cutting losses. It said it is shutting down subprime mortgage unit BNC Mortgage, affecting 1,200 employees in 23 cities.read more...
WaMu leans on mortgage brokers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Washington Mutual Inc. is now requiring that mortgage brokers show that they disclosed lending terms to borrowers as a record number of Americans face losing their homes to foreclosure.read more...
Baby boomers look to retire abroad (Reg Req'd) These days, some Americans heading for retirement are as concerned with pesos as with pensions, and with foreign-language classes as with Medicare.read more...
New Holiday Inn to open Sept. 1 The Holiday Inn Conference Center and Suites will open Sept. 1 in Hattiesburg where Sun Development is remodeling the existing Hawthorn Suites and adding to the 5-year-old hotel.read more...
UK mortgage lending falls in July (Ireland Business World) UK mortgage lending fell back in July, but part of the moderation may have been due to borrowers holding back in expectation that interest rates would be lowered in August,
Credit Cards Reward Purchases For Home Improvement Projects If you use the right credit card, home renovations may offer rewards beyond beautifying your living quarters.read more...