Mortgage rates ease slightly (CNN Money)
Mortgage rates eased this week after rising substantially over the past two months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
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Public hearing on ordinance next step for new apartment complex A public hearing on an ordinance that would provide for a service charge in lieu of taxes for a multi-family apartment building on Ayer Street is scheduled for today at
Mortgage rates decline for second week in a row (Pioneer Press) WASHINGTON ? Mortgage rates around the country fell this week, with rates on 30-year mortgages sinking to their lowest level in 10 months.read more...
Burns: Pay off mortgage or invest? The math tells the story (Houston Chronicle) Two weeks ago a reader, D.J., sent an interesting question. The sale of a recently inherited house would bring enough money to pay off the mortgage on his home. His
Self-employed can set mortgage costs against tax, says HMRC (Belfast Telegraph) HM Revenue & Customs has started allowing self-employed workers to offset their mortgage interest and council tax against their annual income tax bill; an expense that accountants have historically believed
Hot housing market boosted mortgage fraud (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Mortgage fraud in the United States has surged along with a five-year rally in the housing market, and federal officials are investigating $267 million in home loans, U.S. regulators
Neat Freak Throws in the Towel, Tries to Hire Housecleaners Our columnist finally decided to outsource her housekeeping, weary of weekends of household chores. But the experiment didn't go the way she'd hoped.read more...