U.S. Single-Family Home Prices Cooled in the First Quarter
Although the nation’s housing market is slowing many metro regions are continuing to showing double-digit annual gains, the National Association of Realtors says.
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Lawmakers, groups call for mortgage standards (CBS Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - In an effort to stamp out predatory lending, lawmakers and mortgage groups called Tuesday for national mortgage lending standards to replace a state-by-state patchwork of regulations.via
Solar in the City On a narrow lot in Capitola, Calif., stands a modest and inviting craftsman-style home.via
Linear Thinking Can Kill Retirement Dreams, says TD Waterhouse With Canadian household debt increasing, the question of whether to pay down debt or invest for the future is on more people's minds.Commentread more...
Bank cuts mortgage rates (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!7 Finance) ASB has cuts its key mortgage rates for the first time since the global credit crunch forced interest rates higher earlier this year.read more...
Identity theft scam in MV Santa Clara sheriffs have arrested a married couple for allegedly using their Mountain View income tax business as a front to steal the identities of clients.via
HOME & DECOR: Shoppers can turn flea-market finds into showstopping decor BARBARA ANN HUGHES readily admits to having an addiction. I like a lot of stuff - the more stuff the better.via