Mailbag: Retiring Mortgages, Staging Homes and Trying Short Sales Useful advice, along with the occasional touch of real estate agent defensiveness, came in through the mailbag this summer. Here's an edited sample.
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Mortgage lending hits record high (Guardian Unlimited) Mortgage lending reached record levels in June as the traditional homebuying season got into full swing.read more...
Picking up the pieces State police fire marshals said they may never know what ignited a blaze in the heart of downtown that destroyed or damaged seven businesses and gutted at least 16 apartments
Are the Inflation Fears Justified? Analysis: The stock market is spooked. But rising prices aren't the problem; it's the overreaction of central bankers around the world that could set off a bear market Posted Wednesday,
Mortgage insurers join those tightening rules / Some areas face outright refusal on certain loans (San Francisco Chronicle) Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder to borrow - even for those with good credit. Mortgage
Six months after the storm, 2 glimpses of New Orleans At first the signs were subtle. The airport was a bit quiet, but it was a Sunday afternoon.read more...
ONLEY, Va.—Maybe it’s the homemade windmills spinning on the balcony. Or the golf-cart batteries that power the kitchen. Or maybe it’s the purple shag carpeting, the pink shutters, the “Dick Van Dyke Show” furniture, the leopard-print paint on the dining room floor or the gold Rolls Royce in the gravel driveway.

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