Ind.: HSBC to Cut 600 Mortgage Jobs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Banking giant HSBC will close next year a central Indiana finance office that employs 600 people because of declining mortgage business.
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Pre-emptive strike W hen Linda Lehman decided to sell her 30-year-old home, she worried that years of deferred maintenance would come back to haunt her.Commentread more...
Analysis: Democrats exact price from Bush for war They did not end the Iraq war or tackle $4-a-gallon gas. But the Democratic-run Congress created programs this year to educate veterans and feed and house the poor. Democrats also
What's bad about municipal bonds? Well, for one thing the yields are usually quite low, says Dr. Don.read more...
Mortgage rates surge to 30-month high Jitters about rate increases in the euro and yen pushed the 30-year fixed rate to nearly 6.5 percent in Bankrate's weekly survey.read more...
Las Vegas condo conversion rate among highest in U.S. Las Vegas has become one of the major condo conversion markets in the country with an 8 percent share of the $6.5 billion in conversion volume among 10 major metropolitan
New Home Construction Rises in Australia During June QTR The Australian housing market remains on a firm footing with construction of new homes on the rise despite a general slowdown in the residential property sector.read more...