Remodeling? Upgrades popular in slow market
Even the weekends offer Chris Gibson little reprieve from his gig as a building contractor.
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Mortgage policy debate continues The finance and economy ministries have prepared a document determining the mechanism of state support for the Mortgage Agency.read more...
Sleep Country units come alive on sales strength The 117-store trust made the announcement Friday, a day after reporting a 52 per cent rise in third-quarter sales, partly due its acquisition of Dormez-vous Sleep Centers Inc.Commentread more...
Home Depot shifts managers' roles Retailer Home Depot Inc. announced Thursday expanded duties for some executives and other management changes in a bid to improve store performance as the slumping U.S. housing market pressures sales.Commentread
Title, escrow firms upset by fee plan An overflowing crowd of escrow agents and title insurers gathered Wednesday to oppose California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi's plans to adopt regulations that he says would save homeowners $1 billion
Investing in foreclosures: for novices it's a crapshoot Getting rich from buying foreclosures is the fantasy of many Americans, but it's much like most other things that seem too good to be true.via
Obama, McCain call for changes in mortgage giants (AP via Yahoo! News) Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of taxpayers and homeowners first.