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How to Decorate the Apartment on a Budget  Deciding to rent an apartment may be a bit challenging especially if the person is on a tight budget.read more...


Mortgage Rates Fall to 6.22 Percent (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)  Washington (AP) - Mortgage rates edged down this week, good news for people looking to buy a slice of the American dream ? their own home.The mortgage company Freddie Mac,


Paulson says troubled assets will not be purchased  The government has abandoned the original centerpiece of its $700 billion rescue effort for the financial system and will not use the money to purchase troubled bank assets.read more...


Ahead of the Bell: Existing Home Sales 6:35AM EST   Industry data due out Monday is expected to show sales of existing homes fell in May, a sign of the housing market's persistent slump. via BusinessWeek read more...


Ameriquest closes, Citigroup buys mortgage assets (Reuters via Yahoo! News)   Ameriquest Mortgage Co, the largest U.S. subprime lender as recently as 2005, is closing, the latest home loan provider to shut down amid the nation's housing market slump.read more...


Many mortgage indictments seen under Obama (Reuters via Yahoo! News)   Federal criminal probes into mortgage lending will likely produce many indictments under Barack Obama's presidency, legal experts said on Wednesday.read more...

February 28th, 2006

Fieldstone Mortgage sheds Broad Street brand (BizJournals)

Fieldstone Mortgage Co. is changing the name under which several of its East Coast offices do business.

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February 28th, 2006

Tools, tile and toilet seals

I live in an old house. My wife and I will celebrate our home’s 100th birthday in September 2007.

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February 28th, 2006

Boston Herald Audit Reveals More Tax Delinquents

State Rep. Marie St. Fleur set off a bomb in Attorney General Tom Reilly’s campaign for governor last month when the Boston Globe reported a day after she was named to the ticket that she owed $12,711 in …

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February 28th, 2006

Marathon Mortgage sold to Countryside (The MetroWest Daily News)

HOPKINTON —Countrywide Home Loans Inc. has acquired Marathon Mortgage Co. Inc., a full-service mortgage lender with more than 13 years of experience here.

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February 28th, 2006

Donald J. Trump Launches Trump Mortgage, LLC (Multi-Housing News)

FEBRUARY 27, 2006—New York—Donald J. Trump has announced the formation of a new venture called Trump Mortgage, LLC. E.J. Ridings has been named president.

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February 28th, 2006

Did you sell your SOLD before the bell?

Did you sell your SOLD before the bell? February 28, 2006 As you may know, HouseValues is a publicly traded company.

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February 28th, 2006

Builders pass along higher materials costs

NEW YORK - Jonathan Drill is paying more for steel and concrete for the offices and warehouses he builds, and his clients – and their tenants and customers – are facing higher bills as well.

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February 28th, 2006

Remodeling begins to dry up

The Triangle’s $180-million-per-year remodeling industry has finally slowed. The upshot for homeowners? It’s easier to find a contractor.

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February 28th, 2006

State home prices rise as sales decline sharply

By a staff report Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:56 PM PST Following a pattern set over the last several months, the median price of an existing home in California in January increased – 13.8 percent …

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February 28th, 2006

HouseValues Falls Short

HouseValues posted a mixed fourth quarter and guided sharply lower for the first quarter and 2006.

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