A Marvel of a Museum and Newsworthy, Too
When the Newseum opens April 11, visitors will see an extraordinary work of architecture housing extraordinary exhibits.
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The short straw may be the winner in bond investments Investors who look to bonds to add income to their portfolios might have to scrap a long-range buy-and-hold philosophy and think short term if they want to take advantage of
Congress passes mortgage aid bill (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) WASHINGTON ? It took fears of a market collapse to push President George W. Bush and Congress to compromise on election-year mortgage help for struggling homeowners. Foreclosures are rising and
The Housing Grinch Won't Steal Christmas Economists report that there appears to be no proof that the U.S. housing market's downturn has had any major "spillover" impact on consumer spending, meaning that the slump is still
Metro new home construction strong but edges down in May (Reg Req'd) New housing starts in metropolitan Kansas City edged lower last month according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City.via
U.S. MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Dropped 4% (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage applications in the U.S. declined to a four-week low as the rate on one-year adjustable loans jumped by the most ever.read more...
Median county house price slips for 1st time in year (Reg Req'd) The median price of a single-family home in Santa Clara County declined slightly in July, falling to $700,000 from $705,000 in June, according to DataQuick Information Systems, which gathers data