With tax deductions, owning beats renting (Reg Req’d)
Buying a home is a big part of the American dream. When people own their homes, they have a stronger tie to their community and to the nation.
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Bank ponders fixed mortgage rate (iafrica.com) South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni says the bank has had a strategy meeting at which the matter of delinking the mortgage system from prime interest rates was discussed.read
Northern California homes getting less and less affordable Only 10 percent of homes in Sonoma County's more populous cities are affordable to the average buyer, which only serves to underline the possible impending housing move northward, a recent
Renting an Apartment in Paris The other evening I was having dinner with a group of folks from out of town, and not one of them was staying in a hotel.read more...
TALLAHASSEE Mike Hickman, president of Hickman Homes in Lakeland, received the 2007 Builder of the Year award by the Florida Home Builders Association. It is the association's highest honor. "It is
Cozy home d/cor for Downtown spaces Blank white walls, stoic concrete columns and other industrial features can leave condo newcomers grappling with interior design issues.read more...
Did pumped-up prices spur crisis? / Mortgage Meltdown: 18 pt deck dummy text 18 pt deck dummy text 18 pt deck dummy ... (San Francisco Chronicle) In a major legal action alleging misdeeds in the mortgage business, New York's attorney general has accused appraisers of helping fuel the nation's foreclosure crisis by pumping up home values