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Piraeus Bank’s first-quarter group net profit rose 38 percent to 42.8 million euros on strong consumer and home loan growth at Greece’s fifth-largest lender by assets.
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New York City Apartment Remodeling Makes for Raging Inflation, More Rules In Manhattan, where two-bedroom apartments now average $1.5 million, remodeling costs have jumped at least 50 percent in five years as building managers dictate everything from where to put appliances
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Confused by all the Mortgage Options? Here's Help (Stuttgart Daily Leader) (ARA) - Fixed rate. Adjustable rate. Interest Only. Flex. All of the different types of home loans that are available these days can puzzle many homebuyers. But, say mortgage experts,
The Kitchen Goes on a Diet As Homeowners Trim Budgets As the housing market sputters, consumers are willing to spend some -- but not as much -- money on kitchen remodels. Plus, see a slideshow on kitchen design.
MFA Mortgage prices common stock offering (AP via Yahoo! Finance) MFA Mortgage Investments Inc., a real estate investment trust, said Thursday it priced a public offering of common stock at $6.95 per share, representing a 1 percent discount to
Bank to Buy Credit Card Business for $6.45 Billion Washington Mutual, which grew rapidly from a Seattle savings institution to a home loan giant, said yesterday that it would buy Providian Financial for $6.45 billion in cash and stock,