Consumer Confidence Drops in March Consumers sent up a warning signal in March that rising gas prices, falling home values and a volatile stock market could hurt spending in the coming months, a widely watched
Spotted: Guerilla Knife Sharpener in SoMa Asks our iPhone-armed snapster: "Why bother leasing a storefront when the back of an old pickup will do?" And with a roof like that, why bother renting an apartment
Which mortgage will open the door for you? (Orlando Sentinel) Decisions, decisions, decisions. You've found your dream home; it's time to shop for the right loan. You've made the big decision to buy a house. Now the challenge
Home sweet office (Reg Req'd) The centuries-old concept of housing above the workplace is in revival, prompted by a desire to ease freeway congestion and serve a burgeoning market of home-based entrepreneurs.read more...
Sloane's Century Bank runs slow and steady In the final months of dot-com mania, the handful of money managers who had warned against the dot-com bubble were taken outside one by one and shot, so to speak.via
Cost of MSPs' second homes 'covered up' PARLIAMENT bosses were today accused of a "cover-up" over the use of taxpayers' money to finance second homes for MSPs.read more...
“When I’m home, you know what I hear? I hear, what about our roads? What about our sewage and water? What about the things that need to be done in the United States?”
Democratic lawmakers said Sunday that Congress should pass a second economic aid plan that would focus on helping homeowners avoid foreclosure and increasing spending on bridges, roads and transit systems.
‘Our economy will never grow in the 21st century unless we expand and repair the deteriorating infrastructure needs of our country,’ said Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Dodd, D-Conn., also said Congress needs to help homeowners in distress. He has called for lenders to offer new, more affordable mortgages in exchange for greater financial backing by the Federal House Administration, which pays a claim to the lender in the event of a homeowner’s default. Read more
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