Big debts carried by residents
New Hampshire consumers keep more credit cards than their counterparts in any other state – and shoulder thousands more in personal debt.
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Scarcity of open land slows home building in S. Florida With developable land running out in South Florida, only Palm Beach County saw home construction rise in the first quarter of 2005.via
Macquarie to scale back Australian mortgage business (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) SYDNEY, March 5 - Macquarie Group Ltd , Australia's top investment bank, said it will significantly scale back its domestic residential mortgage business as the cost of funding the loans
Congressman Murphy praises mortgage bill (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio) HARTORD, CT (2007-11-19) US Congressman Chris Murphy is praising House approval of a Mortgage Reform bill that provides greater protection for consumers.read more...
'For sale' signs outpacing sold homes Milwaukee-area streets sported twice as many "for sale" house signs last month as "sold" signs, Metro Multiple Listing Service reported Thursday.read more...
NovaStar Mortgage settles class action (Seattle Times) A federal class-action lawsuit alleging that NovaStar Mortgage overcharged 1,600 borrowers was settled out of court Thursday in Tacoma with...read more...
Family finances: How to close fast on a mortgage Fast mortgage approvals may be slower than you think. Don't confuse fast preapprovals with fast closings.read more...