Maryland Halts Firm’s No-Pay Mortgage Offers (Washington Post)
The Maryland attorney general took legal action yesterday against a Laurel company that offered homeowners mortgage-free living through a complex investment program.
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U.S. Stocks Extend Slump on Concerns Over Growth; S&P 500 Erases 2006 Gain U.S. stocks erased this year's gain for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as a drop in confidence among homebuilders and a Federal Reserve official's comments pointed to slower economic
Possible market bubbles abound Possible market bubbles abound Could it be U.S. housing, commodities, China's economy? By Tom Petruno Special to The Morning Call With the benefit of hindsight, reasonable people today agree that
Could area property values fall? By Ryan McBride , Staff Writer URI expert questions study's new findings A national real estate survey calls Greater Providence the ninth most likely market to see property values drop,
Mortgage rates hold below 6% (BizJournals) Most Hawaii banks remained below 6 percent in their 30-year fixed-rate mortgage quotes this week, the Honolulu Board of Realtors reported Friday.read more...
Complex to be razed for retail (Reg Req'd) Over the objections of apartment residents and Mayor Laura Miller, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved developer Trammell Crow's controversial plan to tear down nearly 1,000 aging northeast Dallas
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