Boom drives surge in creative financing
Determined to tap into the nation’s historic housing boom, many home buyers may be going out on a limb, using loans once considered fringe financing.
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Wooten on mortgage fraud (Reg Req'd) Three states in the Southeast - Georgia, Florida and North Carolina - are among the top 5 in the nation in mortgage fraud.read more...
With inspections, once isn't enough Corey Friedman, an inspector with Greater Chicago Home Inspections in Northbrook, Ill., checks out a crawl space.read more...
Countrywide Sued by California, Illinois, Over Mortgage Loans (Bloomberg.com) June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Countrywide Financial Corp. , the mortgage lender that lost $2.5 billion amid rising defaults and foreclosures, was sued by California and Illinois for allegedly luring borrowers
Surprise dip in High Street sales Retail sales fell in March, hit by a decline in demand for furniture and household goods, official figures show.via
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Mortgage washout has small impact in Sisters (Sisters Nugget) The recent meltdown of the subprime mortgage market is one more factor in the complex economic picture that confronts the current real estate market and the Sisters economy. Subprime mortgages