The odds on home prices are in Lexington's favor The PMI Group Inc. of Walnut Creek, Calif., a mortgage insurer, lists 379 housing markets across the country on a scale that rates the risk of a decline in housing
New Laws Mean Shorter Lines, Higher Fees "Here we are with record revenue rolling in from Referendum C, with a backbreaking property tax increase, and we're about to give them a one-two-punch with increased fees and more
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Building Blocks For the Right Playroom Melinda Adamec likes to plan ahead. That's why she hired a builder late last year to transform the basement of her Arlington home into a playroom for her daughter,
Subprime woes deflate April home builder index Woes in the subprime mortgage market pushed a measure of home builder confidence to a four-month low in April, the National Association of Home Builders said Monday. via USA
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“Altogether, it made us rethink what we’re doing financially”
Joi Freemont, a dentist in suburban Atlanta, doesn’t have to look further than her appointment book to tell that people are worried about money.
Patients who used to get their teeth whitened all the time ‘now want to think about it a bit,’ she said. Braces? ‘People were getting them for the kids, for themselves, but now they’re waiting,’ she added. And when people get cavities, they have their fillings done one a month, not five or six at a time, she said.
As a result, Freemont and her husband are worried their income could drop and are trying to be more prudent with their money. They’re monitoring spending more closely and continuing to whittle down their credit card balances and her dental school debt, she said. Read more
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