Home building hints at cooling
National home-building trends are sobering: Higher building-material prices, the largest supply of homes on the market in a decade and an expected drop in sales.
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Postcard from Paris expands firm Greenville- Postcard from Paris continues to strengthen its firm with the hiring of interior designer Stephanie Medlin, bringing the firm's design team to ten. via The Greenville News read
Be wary of unlicensed mortgage brokers (The Providence Journal) WASHINGTON ? Concerned about mortgage fraud and predatory lending practices, many states have toughened their laws by requiring loan officers or originators to undergo extensive background checks and show proof
Shields' lawyer blames con man as mortgage fraud trial opens (The Kansas City Star) Lawyers opened the mortgage fraud trial of former Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields today by painting contrasting portraits of the remaining defendants in the case.read more...
Housing futures will let investors hedge bets The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will offer trading in April on housing-price futures based on the median home prices in 10 cities, including Chicago, above, where this housing development is under
Roadblock to Refinancing Everybody wants to help keep people in their houses and out of financial stress and foreclosure, right? read more...
Recreation Commission eyes swimming pool upgrade That is the question that the Recreation Commission and City Commission will soon have to answer and decide.via