Where the Deer Outnumber Delivery Drivers
When you live near Rock Creek Park and its abundance of deer, you forgo some rites of spring, such as coaxing tulip blooms. (Deer treat them as munchies.)
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9 ways to stretch your holiday budget Wrap up your holiday spending without overspending.read more...
Fed Chairman Warns on Home Financing With the explosion of financial choices, consumers must continually sharpen their assessments of whether certain mortgages or other investment products make sense for them, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...Commentread
Interest Rate Roundup Here's a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.read more...
Mortgage approvals fall as rates cool housing market (Evening Standard) Mortgage approvals in March fell to an 11-month low in an indication that higher interest rates are beginning to cool the market, figures today showed.read more...
New Home Sales Continue to Rise Sales of new homes in the United States increased to the highest level on record in March, the Commerce Department said yesterday. via
Pay the mortgage - or educate your child (Sydney Morning Herald) FOR the cost of putting a baby born in 2006 through private schooling, parents could pay off a mortgage on a two-bedroom suburban Sydney flat. -read more...