Deals simplify buying, but savings vary
Employee-discount pricing is spreading and gaining in popularity because it dramatically simplifies the car-buying process, but analysts say the savings are significant only on certain models.
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Asa Aarons' Ask Asa: Nail a phony contractor by making quick call first A New York consumer was surprised to discover that his longtime roofer was no longer advertising his home improvement license number on his trucks.read more...
Closing costs breaking the bank? The labyrinthine home-loan process leads many homebuyers and refinancers, when faced with hundreds of dollars in closing costs, to simply swallow their shock and pay up.read more...
S.F. Bay Area real estate sales drop 25% (Reg Req'd) Region's median price ekes out record San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area home sales sank for the 13th straight month in April as prices slowly reached a new peak, a
Sexual Predators Allowed To Have Contractor's License Pohlman reported for decades, felons were barred from getting a contractor's license in the City of Cleveland.via
Mortgage rates up for 7th straight week (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Mortgage rates continue to rise, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reaching 6.15 percent this week, the seventh straight weekly increase.read more...
Murder Spike Poses Quandary Several cities have endured mini-murder waves, leading criminologists to worry whether this signifies the beginning of a trend.read more...