Murder Spike Poses Quandary
Several cities have endured mini-murder waves, leading criminologists to worry whether this signifies the beginning of a trend.
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Lehman's Janulis, McKinney Leave as Mortgage Business Shrinks (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 's heads of mortgage origination and securitization are leaving the firm as the business of making home loans and packaging them into
Don't Rush To Remodel Home improvement is big business. Over the last 12 months, Americans spent about $155 billion sprucing up their homes.read more...
Home Sales Rise Unexpectedly in Feb. Sales of existing homes unexpectedly rose in February by the largest amount in nearly three years, but analysts expressed fears that the recovery for the battered housing industry will be
Your Money Matters: Dealing with Rising Mortgage Interest Rates (Gridley Herald) (ARA) - Many Americans are asking themselves what they should be doing in the wake of rising, and sometimes, fluctuating mortgage rates. It's an important question because for many Americans
Top Mortgage Executive Is Leaving Goldman Sachs (New York Times) Daniel L. Sparks, head of Goldman Sachs?s mortgage division, is leaving after a successful bet on the declining value of subprime home loans helped the company produce record earnings last
Why 'smart home buyers finish rich' New book explains best paths to home ownership If you only read one real estate book this year, "The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner," by David Bach, should be that book.read more...