At Toyota, Homes Are Built Like Cars
Cubicles that are bits of homes, tucked with stairways, built-in closets and pink bathtubs, roll off the assembly line at a bustling Toyota plant in central Japan – not the usual rows of shiny cars.
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Danielle DiMartino: As long as the prices don't rise (Reg Req'd) The conventional wisdom is that the American dream of owning a home will remain within reach as long as interest rates don't rise.read more...
Company recovers 'lost' mortgage information (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) A lost computer tape containing the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 2 million residential mortgage customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group was found on Monday, but the company
Mortgage endowment complaints start to slow (Reuters.co.uk) LONDON (Citywire) - The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed that the growth in complaints about mortgage endowments has "levelled off" during the last year.read more...
Short-Term Vacation Rentals Continue to Boom LAKE BUENA VISTA - The Four Corners area's largest employer, the short-term vacation rental industry, continues to grow steadily in Central Florida, but not without some definite growing pains. read more...
Choosing right lampshades will lend distinctive flavor to any room A classic black gingerjar lamp takes on a whole new character when different shades and other adornments are added.read more...
Exposing Unethical Real Estate Agents and Mortgage Brokers That Have Destroyed the American Dream (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Collusion between mortgage brokers and real estate agents is illegal. However many homeowners have been put at risk of foreclosure because this unethical practice is carried out in subtlety.read