Lawmakers hear of home repair horrors (Reg Req’d)
Picking a contractor can feel like playing roulette: spin the wheel and hope for the best.
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Houston home buyers and sellers increase Web savvy (Reg Req'd) Survey examines consumer real estate attitudes Houston, Texas Nearly three quarters of Houston home sellers used a Realtor when selling their homes, and most said they would use a Realtor
30-year mortgage rises 5th week in a row (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Americans feel confident about their futures ? more bullish than bond traders had expected. High spirits translate into higher mortgage rates.read more...
Household balance sheets reasonable: RBA Household balance sheets in Australia seem to be in reasonable shape, the nation's central bank says.Commentread more...
Mothers, Sons Charged in Thefts WASHINGTON - The economy popped out of its rut this spring and grew at the strongest pace in more than a year, giving President Bush something to crow about. read more...
Hong Kong Stocks Fall on Interest Rate Concern; Sun Hung Kai, HSBC Decline Hong Kong stocks fell on concern higher interest rates will dent property demand and consumer spending that helped the economy grow at its fastest pace in eight years in 2004.via
Housing slump will last at least another year: mortgage bankers (Market Watch) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts the housing recession will last until the end of the third quarter next year. And if confidence isn't restored in the credit