REAL ESTATE CALENDAR
Here are some events builders and developers have scheduled for would-be home buyers in the coming weeks. All are free and open to the public.
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Reverse mortgage market doubles (TVNZ) The number of retired people borrowing long term against equity in their home is on the rise. The latest survey of New Zealand's reverse mortgage market shows it has doubled
Home-Owning Still Beats Renting The savings made by owning your own home rather than renting have dropped spectacularly by more than three-quarters this year. via Sky News read more...
Fifth Third Center sold A Canadian real-estate investment trust is the new owner of the Fifth Third Center, which includes the 23-story Downtown office tower at the southwest corner of Capitol Square.read more...
Mortgage crisis affects earnings (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) The mortgage crisis contributed to a significant drop in net income for Columbus-based financial services company Synovus, which announced its first-quarter earnings Thursday.read more...
Quick-build Colten Sims, 16, Hutchinson, marks a 2-by-4 Friday afternoon at the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Salina.read more...
Mark Twain Area United Way kicks off campaign The chairman of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area kicked off the 2005-2006 campaign Thursday by thanking the volunteers who will make it happen.read more...