Housing Starts Post Surprise Rise
Home construction unexpectedly jumped 8.2% in April, making the biggest increase in two years. However, the surge was driven by a surge in multi-family housing, while single-family starts dropped.
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Symphony Showhouse open to visitors beginning Sunday It's being described as "country living at its finest." On Sunday, visitors to the newest version of Symphony Showhouse will get to see what that means.read more...
the Free Press 50: Ranking of Michigan's public companies While many challenges lie ahead for the Michigan economy and business community -- especially the auto industry -- there are bright spots today.read more...
A U.S. charity gets paid on a claim over risky mortgage investments. (International Herald Tribune) Before the Indiana Children's Wish Fund reached its settlement, its mortgage-related losses meant that nine children's wishes would go ungranted.read more...
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Man arrested after trying to hide $70,000 from airport screeners A man who told airport security that the $70,000 in cash causing his pants pockets to bulge were Muslim "prayer books" could soon face charges of mortgage fraud.Commentread more...
Mortgage crisis puts fear of risk into investors (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) New York ? The widening fallout in the U.S. mortgage industry has reminded investors of a risk they had forgotten: the fear of risk itself. As unpaid mortgages and bankrupt