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Women-owned businesses grow in Clark County  Jenny Noble shows her children, 3-year-old Makayla, right, and 6-year-old Kindra, left, how to paint a custom plaque at her business, Noble's Olde Towne Gift Shoppe on West Lexington Avenue.read


Former real estate salesman sentenced in mortgage swindle (WREG-TV Memphis)  GREENWOOD, Miss. A former real estate salesman will serve more than three years in federal prison for his role in a mortgage swindle.read more...


PBOC Gov: Safe To Develop Mortgage-Backed Securities (Nasdaq)  BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's central bank governor said Thursday it's safe to develop a domestic mortgage-backed securities market as the country hasn't been hit by a subprime crisis like the


Freddie Mac?s mortgage losses to hit bottom by end of 2008 (Pravda)  As long as the housing market begins to recover, Freddie Mac?s losses from the mortgage crisis may reach their lowest point by the end of the current year.read more...

April 30th, 2006

Small firms’ brokers have more complaints (Reg Req’d)

Some of the brokers at Charles Gallamore’s Southwest Texas Capital have drawn multiple complaints in their careers, but none happened while at his firm.

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April 30th, 2006

No hiatus in high end housing

Developers say strong demand from cash-rich Baby Boomers has kept the luxury condo market strong and stable, as workers close to retirement age and empty-nesters look for hassle-free and gracious living.

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April 30th, 2006

Point of View

Uniform survey fees – ‘not a taboo topic. A wizened man is ailing from a cancerous tumor on his lung.

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April 30th, 2006

MORTGAGE TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW (Akron Beacon Journal)

MORTGAGE TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW Mortgagor: The borrower. Mortgagee: The lender. ARM (Adjustable rate mortgage): A loan in which the interest rate may fluctuate, increasing or decreasing, during the course of the loan.

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April 30th, 2006

Dubai property law prompts more banks to offer lucrative mortgage deals (Gowealthy)

The Dubai property law, slated to come into effect in May is prompting local and overseas banks to offer lucrative mortgage deals that could ignite a fierce competition in the market.

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April 30th, 2006

China housing fund ups individual mortgage rates (Muzi)

SHANGHAI - China’s public housing fund has raised its mortgage rates for individual house buyers by 18 basis points effective from May 8, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

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April 30th, 2006

Barclays launches three mortgage products (Zawya)

Britain’s Barclays Bank launched three mortgage products in Dubai yesterday, hoping to grab a share of the emirate’s booming property market. Bahrain: Banks’ assets up 7.8% to $151.4 billion Bahrain Tribune – 01May 04:45GMT The consolidated balance sheet of the banking system in Bahrain, comprised of full commercial banks, offshore banking units, and investment banks, increased by $11 billion

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April 30th, 2006

How Much Green for New Grass? A Lawn-Care Cost Analysis

A heat wave last summer turned the Cullens’ lush yard into a field of weeds, and sparked a debate over whether they should pay for a service or keep taking care of the property themselves.

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April 30th, 2006

Anxious Furniture Makers Push New Designs at Show

Some of the new items creating buzz at the International Home Furnishings Market are love seats by the Donald, curved couches and neutrals that actually are colors.

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April 30th, 2006

A Soft Landing or a Crash For the Housing Market?

June Fletcher on the forecast for residential real estate within the next year or two. Also, why we may be able to expect localized bubble bursting in places like Miami, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.

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