FBI warns mortgage fraud is increasing (MSNBC)
The sinking U.S. housing market is fertile ground for mortgage fraud, the FBI warned in a new report.
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Square Footage Doesn't Match Q. I recently purchased a condominium. The Realtor's brochure described the property as having 1,400 square feet. Now, after closing, I have measured the property and found that it only
Borrowers grow more wealth with 15-year mortgage Longer loan term doesn't necessarily mean less cost Q: I can afford the larger payment on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, but I plan to take a 30-year anyway, invest the
School system: Property still viable, valuable HICKORY - Much of the old St. Stephens Elementary School burned down over the weekend.via
Home construction plummets If you don't hear the cacophony of earth movers, power saws and nail guns as you did a year ago, it's because fewer houses are being built in the region.Commentread
KKR, Five Mile, Goldman to Pay $8.8 Bln for GM Mortgage Stake (Bloomberg.com) March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., the world's biggest buyout firm, and its investing partners will pay $8.8 billion for a 78 percent stake in General Motors
Building costs expected to rise (Reg Req'd) The cost of construction materials will go "through the roof," local building officials said this week, as the rebuilding efforts gain footing in coming weeks in the communities devastated by