Personal debt exceeds Britain’s GDP
Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research shows.
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Contractor to pay restitution for fraud A judge ordered a local home improvement contractor to pay more than $1,600 in restitution to an 88-year-old woman after the contractor admitted to fraud. via Journal Gazette read
What's in it for us, ask mortgage lenders (Telegraph.co.uk) Mortgage lenders will only throw their financial muscle behind Gordon Brown's plans to help first time buyers if they can make a reasonable profit.via
Greenspan Is Concerned About 'Froth' in Housing WASHINGTON, May 20 - Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested on Friday that the red-hot housing market is becoming a little too exuberant for its own good.via
D.C.-Area Landlord's Bets Ride On Metro-Stop Properties A Washington, D.C.-area investor buys small condos near train stations to rent to commuters or fix and turn around for fast sales.read more...
Guzman helps build a dream I've never been a do-it-yourself kind of person. I like my furniture assembled, my pizza delivered and the batteries included.read more...
Mortgage rate rises gathering pace (Channel 4) Mortgage rates have increased during the past week despite moves by the Bank of England to ease the problems in the money markets, figures showed.read more...
August 21st, 2008
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