Home repair scams - tips from consumers
After a major disaster, such as a tornado, many victims need immediate help to repair damage and secure their property to avoid further loss.
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Dream now a fantasy (Reg Req'd) EYE-POPPING PRICES: California, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut dominate the list of priciest ZIP codes.via
Dumped Mortgage Files Invite Identity Theft (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) As the housing downturn forces mortgage-related firms to close branches, loan files containing Social Security numbers and credit reports are turning up in places like Dumpsters that are easily
Name of the game in home sales: Let's make a deal With mortgage interest rates rising, home prices stagnating and more homes on the market than buyers, those looking to sell right now are making compromises they wouldn't have two years
Westpac raises mortgage rates (Daily Telegraph) WESTPAC Bank has become the third bank in less than a week to raise its variable mortgage rates independently of the central bank due to increasing wholesale funding costs.read more...
Interest plea as building declines Building consents for new homes plunged by more than a third to a three-year low in April, adding to calls for the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold
Tories call for end to mortgage regulation (Times Online) Homebuyers could get less protection when they take out a mortgage under Tory plans to slash red tape, saving British industry £14 billion a year.read more...