Polk, Osceola Water Officials Paint an Alarmingly Dry Picture for Executives
Speier tapped for finance U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, known in the California Legislature as an aggressive reformer of the insurance and financial industries, was tapped for a fitting first committee assignment this week.read more...
How to build your dream house If you want to buy a home that somebody else built, you'll have no trouble finding reams of information -- and lenders -- willing to help you.read more...
Fed May Finally Pause Rate Hikes Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues appear ready to call a halt to the longest unbroken stretch of Fed interest rate increases in recent history, providing at least
A Tax Tutorial for the Real Estate Investor Last in a series of columns "The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." -- Will
Mortgage industry pledges response to troubled borrower requests within 45 days (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Mortgage companies are pledging to let troubled borrowers know whether they're approved for help within 45 days of receiving a homeowner's application.read more...
Economy boosted by government building projects The slump in home building is being offset by record spending on construction projects by federal, state and local governments.read more...