Red-Hot Housing Follow Central Florida's housing boom. New-home sales set record pace in June Sales of new homes soared to an all-time high in June as the red-hot housing market kept sizzling.read
U.S. 30-year mortgage rates highest since July (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Mortgage rates extended their climb for the fifth straight week, skyrocketing to highs not seen in nearly a year, according to a weekly survey released by finance company Freddie
Homes in a Box Are Popular But Present Some Challenges Kit houses sold as parts have attracted a near cult-like following among style-minded consumers and do-it-yourselfers. But assembling these abodes can present unexpected pitfalls.
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Tougher Rules Urged For Mortgage Lenders (CBS News) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said stronger regulatory oversight of mortgage lenders is needed to avert a credit crisis. But Wall Street found little solace in his comments: the Dow Jones
Christian center to tackle meth By November, a nonprofit plans to open a 44-person residential treatment facility for chronic drug and alcohol addicts in a century-old building in downtown Duluth.read more...
FSBOs Fall Flat "Realtors are experts in attracting qualified buyers, negotiating on their client's behalf, and ensuring a smooth transaction" For-sale-by-owner or 'FSBO' transactions in the softening real estate market experienced zero
Just over a third of mortgage lenders have reduced their rates, a fortnight after the Bank of England’s quarter-point base rate cut—most of them passing on the full reduction, although troubled Northern Rock has only handed borrowers a 0.10 percent cut.
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