Officials Warns of Home Improvement Scams
A warning for homeowners: Be careful who works on your house. The Better Business Bureau says every year at this time, they get hundreds of calls reporting home improvement scams.
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Fed takes closer look at mortgage reforms (USA Today) Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner said Thursday that the central bank may use its legal authority to crack down on mortgage-lending abuses.read more...
Sound Money The President's tax-reform panel has penned a comprehensive plan to streamline the convoluted code.read more...
Home Building Rises Slightly, But Weakness Lingers The sluggish pace of home building in October offered little solace to those looking for signs that the nation's housing bust has bottomed out. read more...
No Lull in Mortgage Pitches (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to pump out upbeat advertisements.read more...
Australia PM faces election defeat in own seat -poll "We're very near the end of this three-year term and people are open to the idea of change. But I think their voting intention isn't set in concrete at all,
Skyrocketing house prices creep north LEWISTON , Home prices are on the rise in this region as new residential developments spring up as part of an upscale housing boom.via