New codes would ease historic renovations
Cape Girardeau wants to adopt updated building codes by September that include new regulations designed to make it easier to remodel and renovate old buildings.
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Checklist offers homeowners guide to home protection The Nevada Fire Safe Council recommends the following steps to help protect people and property from fire. via Reno Gazette-Journal read more...
For Homeowners, It's All in the Timing Bubble believers try to time the market and pinpoint whether they should cash out.via
AP IMPACT: Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaign (AP via Yahoo! News) Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae,
QUICK LESSON: Avoiding private mortgage insurance (Kansas City Star) Buying a house by making a down payment of less than 20 percent can add an extra $10 to $200 to the monthly bill if you have to obtain private
Major mortgage pair increase their rates (Yorkshire Post Today) Two of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders yesterday announced they were increasing their rates following the recent rise in interest rates. (10/07/2007 09:15:02)read more...
Banks Face Weaker Mortgage Demand South Korea s commercial banks are moving to seek alternatives to housing loans as they may become one of the biggest victims of the government s war against speculation in