HSBC says HK mortgage rates at levelling point (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) HONG KONG, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong mortgage rates, which have effectively risen more than 2 percent since April, are at a levelling point and still affordable despite
Boomers sandwiched between kids, parents hunting for big homes (Reg Req'd) The usual lineup of well-paid professionals -- doctors, lawyers, oil executives and so on -- are continuing to drive the market.via
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Lawmakers, SU students to build Habitat homes State lawmakers will be pounding nails today at the Capitol. They'll join Habitat for Humanity affiliates and students from Vassar College and Syracuse University who are building a home
Freddie Mac names new CFO Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac, emerging from a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, has named a new chief financial officer, nearly a year after its finance chief resigned.Commentread more...
“But we just don’t think it’s sustainable for us to address the issue alone.”
Home Depot is tired of being forced by local governments to provide accommodations for the informal labor markets that often pop up in its store parking lots. So the company turned to its home-state lawmakers for help.
The Senate could respond this week by attaching language to the immigration bill prohibiting city councils from requiring home improvement stores to pay for shelters or other services to help maintain orderly day labor sites.
The amendment sponsored by Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia would shut down a growing practice in California, where city councils recently have forced Home Depot to build facilities, hire security staff and offer bathrooms. Read more
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