Palm Bay making headway on permits
It’s likely to be at least four months before Palm Bay catches up on a backlog of driveway permits, despite new staff and a hired engineering firm.
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Mortgage rate curve flattens further as banks raise posted borrowing costs (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - The banks are hiking their posted mortgage rates, announcing increases of as much as 0.4 percentage point Friday, with the steepest increases coming on shorter-term mortgages.read
Mortgage applications topple as rates climb Mortgage applications fell as interest rates rose across the board, an industry trade group reported Wednesday.Commentread more...
GOODRICH: Reflections on building a home "I wouldn't change a thing -- life is good." I was invited to see an interesting house last week. It was the kind you would find in the pages
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New homes need inspections, too While the inspector of an existing home looks for creaks and wheezes, checking a new home requires searching out installation mistakes and omissions.read more...
Industry Metrics Show Soft Spots and Bright Hopes Despite softening home sales, nonresidential construction spending still remains red hot.Commentread more...