Delray OKs home-building time limits
City commissioners are demanding that contractors building homes in Delray Beach do one simple thing.
read more…
Oil hits record above $147 Oil prices jumped $5 to a record high above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries about threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian
Foreclosure Buying Not as Easy as It Looks on TV NEW YORK -- If you've ever seen those infomercials promising untold riches just waiting to be tapped in the real estate market, Wesley Barney has a message for you:
Mortgage applications drop 6.7% (Detroit News) Applications to purchase U.S. homes declined last week to the lowest level since November 2003, and refinancing slowed as mortgage rates increased, an industry report showed.read more...
Chat Plus Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question from a recent online chat. read more...
Banks to pause delinquent mortgage foreclosures (Washington Post) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six top mortgage companies on Tuesday launched a program aimed at staving off foreclosure for seriously delinquent borrowers in the hopes that new, more affordable loan terms
Single-Family Home Construction Falls "This is just what the doctor ordered" Construction of single-family homes in October skidded to the lowest level in 16 years although the slide was cushioned somewhat by a