An Unusual Year for Local Builders Group
It took a few years but Penske is finally building a new truck rental and leasing center in Lakeland.
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Mortgage market set for 'bus crash' (News Interactive) LOWER lending standards from banks have left a "bus smash waiting to happen" in the home mortgage market, according to one of the country's biggest lenders.read more...
The House that Art Built A West Virginia contractor takes home construction to new level. Story by Jeff Pullin WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- For Michael Corlis, it isn't enough for him to build a house.read
Fixing mortgage mess will be slow struggle (Macon Telegraph) In the nearly four months since Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson challenged mortgage lenders to modify distressed home loans voluntarily to ease record numbers of foreclosures, it remains difficult to gauge
Mortgage lender loses $1B in 3Q (Daily Press) Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Friday that it swung to a loss of more than $1 billion in the third quarter. Mortgage market woes forced it
Huntington reports losses from mortgage industry (The Plain Dealer) Columbus- Huntington Bancshares Inc. said Friday that it will take up to a $300 million charge in the fourth quarter stemming from a mortgage-backed investment, becoming the latest bank to
Selling Houses By the Yard In a weak market, owners are considering investing in things that appraisers routinely overlook like flowers, shrubs and trees. read more...
December 15th, 2006
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