Construction surge boosts suppliers of house fixtures (Reg Req’d)
It’s not just builders, real estate agents and mortgage brokers that are profiting from the home construction boom.
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Low-priced Brokerage Is Shaking Up Real Estate With his soft-spoken manner and carefully coiffed silver mane, veteran real estate executive Hal Ellis hardly fits the role of industry upstart.read more...
Don't buy a FSBO home without professional help When a home seller decides to go it alone, the buyer should consider paying an agent or lawyer for advice and protection, says Real Estate Adviser Steve McLinden.read more...
IN MAINE Builders who bilk targeted Nightmarish tales of contractors defrauding people of hundreds of thousands of dollars and leaving them essentially homeless have prompted state legislators to seek ways to protect Mainers from crooked home
Fed targets mortgage abuse as housing woes mount (AFP via Yahoo! News) The Federal Reserve proposed tough new rules Tuesday in a broad crackdown on abusive mortgage lending practices almost two years into one of America's worst housing downturns in decades.read
Premarket Movers: Mortgage Lenders Gain (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Mortgage lenders got a boost in premarket trading Friday as investors anticipated positive comments in separate speeches by President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.read more...
Breaking Market News! October 7,... Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are: Universal Media Holdings Incorporated , RAE Systems , Viacom International , Oracle and Symantec Corp .read more...