Widow falls victim to scam, Lone Star Legal Aid prevails
When Margie Murray saw the classified advertisement, placed by Houston-based Champion Renovators, she thought her dreams had come true.
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Clarksville may penalize firms that hire illegals Supporters of a proposed ordinance prohibiting Clarksville from contracting with anyone who hires illegal aliens call the idea a good first step.Commentread more...
2007's Top Picks: Real Estate Expect a changed landscape by the end of 2007 as the real estate market turns on its head and its related stock sectors--homebuilders and real estate investment trusts --hit major
Teeing Up the Next Mortgage Bust (New York Times) Unquestioning belief in that self-correcting mechanism is the reason many Republicans don?t want to do anything to prevent foreclosures.read more...
Do the math on 40-year loans I know my grandmother, Big Mama, is looking down from Heaven shaking her finger and rolling her eyes at the way the home loan market has evolved.read more...
Man pleads guilty in mortgage fraud scheme (Post-Bulletin) MINNEAPOLIS -- A 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty in an alleged mortgage fraud conspiracy that may involve as many as 200 homes and $50 million in losses. Kristopher Robbins, of
First-time buyers to get extra mortgage-interest relief (Sunday Business Post) Minister for Finance Brian Cowen is reportedly set to resist pressure to introduce reforms to the stamp-duty regime in Wednesday's Budget. Reports this morning say the minister will instead double