Patience a virtue in housing market
I have a dear friend who recently put her townhouse on the market. It’s a lovely home—but my friend is worried because the house hasn’t sold.
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Mortgage broker sentenced for fraud (The Indianapolis Star) The owner of an Indianapolis mortgage brokerage company was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme that also involved an Indianapolis Police Department officer.read more...
Cape Coral couple pleads guilty to mortgage fraud (Naples Daily News) A Cape Coral couple pleaded guilty Wednesday to mortgage fraud of more than $30 million through their company, Cape Coral Equity and Development Group, between late 2005 and 2006.read more...
Tortuous Short Sales: Cheaper Purchases That Aren't Always Worth It Everyone talks about finding alternatives to foreclosure. What people don't talk about is how difficult they can be to pull off. read more...
If You Go: Nurturing a voice of protest With images of her two young sons propelling her forward, Erica Meuser calls upon her talent as a painter and printmaker to give her more than the satisfaction of self-expression.
Nest egg? Of the $3.6 trillion invested in IRA accounts, less than 2 percent is invested in assets other than stocks and bonds, says former Puget Sound Business Journal columnist and investment
Lenders Push Home-Equity Deals In a Move to Attract Borrowers With rates on these lines of credit at a five-year high demand is slowing, leading banks to offer new promotions to keep customers borrowing.read more...