Mortgage-Trapped (Washington Post)
At 64, and looking toward his retirement next year, Willie Lee Howard agreed to refinance his duplex in Northeast Washington, thinking that a fixed-rate loan would help stabilize his finances.
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New and Existing Home Sales Point To Contradictory Conclusions It all depends on who you ask and when you ask them. Two more housing surveys were released this week with very contrary results and it seems ever more clear
Grishams aid Mississippians (Reg Req'd) Best-selling writer John Grisham and his wife usually keep their charitable donations very private.read more...
Builders commission wants help with enforcing state law McAllen,TX. -" Home builders and remodelers who follow Texas builder registration law will be more likely to back up the warrantees on their work , a Texas home building oversight
Split over Starbucks Some fear, others welcome national chain's arrival downtown At the corner of East Pine Street and North Higgins Avenue, a construction crew has been busy remodeling the building that formerly housed The Trail Head for a new Starbucks
U.S. mortgage rates rise slightly in latest week (Market Watch) Mortgage rates rose slightly this week, with economic and housing data keeping mortgages nearly flat.
How to survive a jump in your adjustable-rate mortgage (The Buffalo News) First, the bad news: If you're among the millions who took out an adjustable-rate mortgage in the past few years, your monthly payment is likely to jump on the next