Extreme home makeovers can cause extreme debt (Reg Req’d)
In fact, the Harvard Joint Housing Studies reports that Americans spent a record $149.5 billion on home remodeling during 2005, up 4.3 percent from the previous year.
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Condos sit unbought along Carolina coast The coastal housing boom of the past few years has come to a screeching halt, and that could mean opportunity for Triangle banks.Commentread more...
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SF Supervisors Pass Condo Conversion Measure San Francisco supervisors today unanimously approved an ordinance that will allow people to continue accumulating chances in an annual condo-conversion lottery.read more...
5 arrested in mortgage fraud scheme (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) As the lead detective figures it, what brought the paroled convict, his parole officer, the convict's real estate agent girlfriend, a federal prison guard and a loan officer together in
Mortgage mess makes Wall Street a target (The Buffalo News) BOSTON ? Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players ? but also may
Caisse takes $1.9M ABCP provision "The probability of recovery at maturity for this provision is low" MONTREALQuebec's public pension fund manager, Caisse de depot et placement, said Thursday that it took a $1.9 billion