Housing market worst may be over, Greenspan says The U.S. housing market appears to be emerging from its recent travails and the "worst may well be over," former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted as saying on
Japanese Business Confidence Drops "The worsening of the BOJ tankan reflects the recent rise in oil, commodities prices and a stronger yen" Confidence at Japanese major companies fell to its lowest in more
Key US mortgage lenders' shares in meltdown on insolvency fears (AFP via Yahoo! News) Shares of US mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in a freefall Friday on heightened concerns the trillion-dollar firms may face insolvency or a government takeover.read
Barclays Writes Down $2.7 Billion on Mortgage Losses (Update6) (Bloomberg.com) Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, the U.K.'s third-biggest bank, wrote down about 1.3 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) of credit-related securities tied to the U.S. subprime-mortgage market collapse.read more...
Un-permitted remodeling could thwart home sale You (or your contractor) can save money by skipping required building permits but may face calamity when you try to sell, says Steve McLinden.read more...
Nevada bills aimed at regulating mortgage industry (Las Vegas Sun) CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada lawmakers heard pleas Wednesday to step up regulation of the mortgage lending industry from people who said they were victims of fraudulent real estate
The state attorney general has launched an investigation into the role played by Courtney Anderson, chairman of the embattled Hartford Housing Authority, in a neighborhood association’s use of $3,000 in state …
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