Monks, Not McMansions, May Hold the Key to Happiness
Most people think economists study money. In fact, economists use various analytic tools to predict behavior. True, the majority of economists’ predictions deal with financial matters.
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Beware of 'landlord' scam artist Yet another person has been ripped off by a scam artist posing as a landlord, this time in Surrey. via News 1130 read more...
Late Mortgage Payments Jump in Summer (Washington Post) WASHINGTON -- Late mortgage payments shot up in the third quarter as higher interest rates squeezed budgets and made it harder for homeowners _ especially those with weaker credit records
Freddie Moves Toward Stock Sale Freddie Mac is considering raising capital by selling as much as $10 billion in new shares to investors. The move would have the potential to avoid a full-blown government rescue
Sentencing delayed for five in Miss. mortgage scheme Sentencing has been delayed for five people who pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to federal charges of obtaining fraudulent mortgage loans totaling almost $2.8 million.read more...
Weekly Home Mortgage Rates (AP via Yahoo! News) Weekly Home Mortgage Ratesread more...
Attorney General Abbott files emergency action halting bogus 'foreclosure rescue' operation Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recently filed a legal action to stop a Houston woman from unlawfully exploiting distressed homeowners, some of them elderly, who face imminent foreclosure and eviction.read