Americans less clueless about mortgages
More people know what kind of mortgage they have than last year, but more also worry about making home payments.
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Home Depot to Help Ford Promote Trucks Ford Motor Co. will combine its marketing heft with the nation's largest home improvement chain to jump-start pickup sales this summer.via
Market share Ron Buss, 47, chucked his corporate perks and an income "of well over six figures" to become a residential real estate agent.read more...
U.S. Home Prices Fall For First Time Since 1991 The first quarterly year-over year decline in 16 years hits the housing sector as many of the top 20 markets falter. read more...
Old Building, New Spirit Two years ago, the Rev. Lawrence Robinson drove past the shop on Mercer Street and saw more than an old metal building.via
Countrywide 2Q Profit Rises Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, reported Tuesday that growth in its loan portfolio pushed second-quarter profit up 28 percent from the year-ago period.read more...
'Green' Lawns Spur Neighborhood Wars A year after Gwendolyn Bounds went organic she finally has a healthy swath of grass. So do other eco-friendly homeowners, but battle lines are being drawn over weeds.