Group founder knocks down walls and stereotypes
Eden Jarrin dove into remodeling her Laguna Niguel, Calif., home to cope with the high price of housing.
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Double whammy for home owners are thousands face negative equity and mortgage costs hit 8-year high (Daily Mail: World News) Fixed-rate mortgage costs have leapt to an eight-year high in the face of plunging house prices that are also pushing more than 23,000 towards negative equity. Bank of England figures
Habitat eyes property in Acton "Building a house in Acton is our main focus," said Bill Schumacher, co-chairman of Acton's Local Project Committee for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that uses volunteers to build homes.read
Consumer power on the rise: 50% more people switch suppliers A new Index published today by the National Consumer Council shows that, against five years ago, far more consumers are ditching companies they aren't happy with.read more...
Army enlistments are down, re-upping is on track Louis Brems/QUAD-CITY TIMES New Illinois legislation that goes into effect next month will mean tougher penalties for drivers caught speeding in construction zones, a move that workers hope will make
AmNet Mortgage slides to a $1.6 million loss (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) AmNet Mortgage Inc. (Nasdaq: AMNT, News) on Monday reported a net loss of $1.6 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005.read more...
Construction to Start on Condo Project Developers are preparing to break ground on a $76 million luxury condo development in downtown Washington. · Ashford Hospitality Trust of Dallas agreed to buy the 316-room Hyatt Dulles