Home Affordability in L.A. Falls in April
The number of people who could afford to purchase median-priced homes in the Los Angeles region decreased sharply in April from the year-earlier period, the California Association of Realtors said.
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Reduce debt with regular payments Q: We owe $136,000 on our house, which we purchased in March 2004, and have a 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 5.25 percent.read more...
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5 injured in N.Y. building collapse (Reg Req'd) A 7-month-old girl was among five people pulled from the rubble early yesterday after a former supermarket under demolition on the Upper West Side collapsed, sending concrete and steel debris