Mortgage seekers drop to 4-year low (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
NEW YORK —Mortgage-application volume fell to its lowest level in more than four years last week.
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Do-It-Yourselfers Give Prefab Bungalows a Custom Touch When Joseph Russek needed concrete poured for his driveway, in typical Viers Mill Village fashion he turned to a neighbor."> By Janet Lubman Rathner Special to The Washington Post Saturday,
10 Quick Decorating Updates: Bring a fresh, new look to your home with no worry, no fuss A decorative window valance beautifully softens a bare window and adds emphasis to one with plain treatments.read more...
New housing starts are stalling The field of dreams for Hampton Roads home builders has been reversed - ' if they don't come, you won't build.Commentread more...
Judge Denies Rehearing Effort There won't be a rehearing on a judge's ruling seeking to halt a proposed 272-acre residential development in northwest Bartow. more» read more...
Redfin Surpasses $10 Million in Commission Refunds for Home Buyers "Redfin refunded $1 million in home-buyer commissions scarcely more than a year ago, so this milestone reflects the company's enormous growth in one of the worst real estate markets on
$1-Billion Affordable Housing Bond Measure May Go to Voters in L.A. A $1-billion bond measure that would help provide housing for thousands of low-income residents and enable others to become first-time homeowners is likely to appear on the Los Angeles ballot