Mortgage giants’ lobbyists spend big (Florida Today)
Documents show that lobbyists from mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had tremendous influence in Washington.
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Rain Bird rebuilds with This Old House Two immense concrete water tanks are lowered into the ground at the latest This Old House project, a 1950 Contemporary-style house in Cambridge, Mass.read more...
Building (and business) boom Theirs is one of many businesses enjoying a ripple effect from the construction boom in Bend and Central Oregon.via
On the House What a difference a decade makes (Reg Req'd) This is a fun time to be writing about real estate in Philadelphia. I can barely keep up with what's going on.read more...
Audit Assails Smithsonian Head's Expenses Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small is living a lifestyle more like a corporate CEO than the steward of a charity funded by donors and taxpayer dollars, according to a watchdog
Put a Lid on Rising Mortgage Payments (Derby Daily Reporter) (ARA) - Do you have a balloon mortgage that is coming due or an adjustable rate mortgage payment that has been steadily creeping up as interest rates change?read more...
This Old House: Keeping Your Place Fit as You Age Torn screens. Peeling wallpaper. Wood rot. Our writer's retirement home seems to be deteriorating as fast as its occupants. The round of repairs is akin to the stepped-up maintenance schedule