Cheaper Solar Technology Attracts More Homeowners
Less expensive photovoltaic cells and solar-powered gadgets are helping more consumers go green. But the industry’s growing pains can make installing these energy options a headache.
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Mortgage application volume falls 9.3 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Mortgage application volume fell 9.3 percent during the week ended June 20, according to the trade group Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey.read more...
Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans Homeowners staggering under mounting mortgage debt and facing foreclosure could get cheaper, government-backed loans under Democrats' housing rescue plan.But first, lenders would have to agree to wipe out part
Plea deal reached in mansion probe Two former owners of Pasco's historic Moore Mansion pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of conspiracy in an agreement that requires them to cooperate with prosecutors in a continuing arson
Feds Warn of Home-Remodeling Loan Sharks The US attorney's office in Philadelphia is using the sentencing of two men in a predatory lending scheme to raise community awareness about the financial and emotional devastation such crimes
Toll Brothers contracts, revenue rise The company, whose shares rose slightly in premarket trading, reported contracts rose to $2.2 billion for the quarter ended April 30, up from $1.6 billion a year earlier.via
Unrecorded second mortgage might be dangerous (Reno Gazette-Journal) DEAR BOB: My husband and I recently loaned our son and daughter-in-law $50,000 toward the down payment on their first home. This helped "the kids" avoid the dreaded PMI (private
October 4th, 2007
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