Consumer Confidence Hits 3-Month Low
Consumer confidence slid to a three-month low as people fretted about the direction of the economy and their own balance sheets in the months ahead.
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Dubai property financier to advance 90% mortgage (Gowealthy) Tamweel, the leading home finance and services provider in Dubai is offering 90 percent mortgage on Jumeirah and Emaar properties. A series of products are available under the promotion running
Banks discuss propping up mortgage notes (EARTHtimes.org) Major banks are discussing a $75 billion fund to be used to prop up the market for mortgage securities, The New York Times reported Saturday. The group of banks involved
Builder's showcase may have more lookers than buyers Home prices across the country may be declining, but home prices continue to climb in southwest Florida.read more...
Contractor ordered to pay restitution A building contractor was ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution and unpaid wages to 12 day laborers in Upper Marlboro on Thursday.read more...
Pixar profits up 22% on video sales Pixar Animation Studios Inc., which produced such films as "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo," reported Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings rose 22 percent on robust home video sales.read more...
Will Real Estate Finally Bloom Come Springtime? Investors might discover in the weeks ahead that calling a bottom in the housing downturn is a mug's game. A large number of homes for sale are unoccupied -- making