Contractor is charged over work not done
Three police departments have signed criminal complaints against Brian P. Keefe, an Ocean County home improvement contractor who uses the name BPK Quality Builders.
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Offices keep on sprouting (Reg Req'd) The Inland housing market slowdown will probably not affect the region's ability to absorb its due complement of office space, two analysts who study the field said Friday.Commentread more...
2 Mortgage Fraud Defendants Ask For Longer Leash (The Tampa Tribune) Two men accused of an $83 million mortgage loan scheme are asking a judge to let them travel while they are free on bond.read more...
Mortgage rates up for 7th straight week (Easy Bay Business Times) Mortgage rates continue to rise, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reaching 6.15 percent this week, the seventh straight weekly increase.read more...
Inflation Up, Housing Strong The government released two key reports on the economy this morning that show that the housing sector remains strong and that prices are inching up thanks to increasing energy prices.read
Vacation-Home Choices Within Three Hours of Chicago Vacationers looking for a respite from the Windy City needn't travel far to find second-home locales that offer beaches, boating and fishing. Here is a look at houses in lakefront
Are Home Builders Out of the Basement Yet? PRICE cuts. Amenity upgrades. Vacations. Free gas for the minivan. As the spring home-selling season looms, home builders eager to trim mounting inventories of unsold houses amid an industrywide slump
August 25th, 2008
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