Housing permits trail 2005 pace
Kansas City area builders obtained permits for 825 new single-family homes during February, down from the record pace of 963 permits during the same month a year earlier.
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Outlook for County Not Great, But There's Hope WINTER HAVEN | Polk County's economic forecast for the coming year isn't great, but it could be worse.That was the message from a local economist and a national analyst at
Talks stall in civil suit over homes Negotiations to settle a $10.2 million civil lawsuit alleging that a Poconos home builder and several others defrauded dozens of homeowners are at an impasse.read more...
Real Estate Advertising's Slow Slog to the Web "It's in the interest for brokers to get their listings out in front of as many home buyers as possible and distribute them to sites like Yahoo" Classified ads
Style Net Greenlights New Show and Renews Two Others In the half-hour series Dress My Nest , Filicia will help redo a room in someone's house based on seeing one outfit of their clothing.Commentread more...
Bankers group anticipates slower rate of growth (Reg Req'd) After two years of relatively solid growth, the U.S. economy is expected to slow to a moderate pace, a group of bank economists said Thursday.via
BNZ hammered in mortgage war (Stuff) Bank of New Zealand was thrashed by its competitors in the battle for new mortgage business in the March quarter, the bank's latest general disclosure statement shows.via