Don Gifford
VHDA offers extra mortgage insurance (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The Virginia Housing Development Authority is providing an extra layer of mortgage insurance at no extra cost to first-time home buyers. The insurance covers as much as $2,000 in monthly
State agency approves changes to help more in mortgage crisis (Boston Globe) A state housing agency has made some changes in its loan policies that could help thousands of homeowners caught in the subprime mortgage squeeze.read more...
Existing home sales up slightly in May Sales of existing homes in the Albuquerque metropolitan area, including Rio Rancho, the East Mountains and Valencia County, were up by 0.1 percent in May compared to the same time
Trees That Stand Up to Storms After her 100-foot ash splits in two and plummets to the ground, June Fletcher contemplates a sturdy replacement.read more...
Home office needs blend of comfort, efficiency A couple of years ago, Tampa Bay area interior designer Karen Brown noticed something about the way she worked: Although she commuted to a busy design studio in trendy Hyde
Record number of borrowers get mortgage help (CNN Money) Mortgage lenders helped save a record 225,000 at-risk mortgage borrowers from losing their homes during October, according to a report issued Tuesday by a coalition of lenders, mortgage servicers, investors