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Homeowners Go Green To Save Some Green  Lenders are the latest group to jump on the environmental bandwagon by pitching mortgage products that offer home buyers bigger loans or discounts if they are making energy-efficient improvements.


Is real estate sizzle now on simmer?  Is the fiery Pasco County real estate market cooling? Some signs point to yes. Builders in Wesley Chapel and Land O'Lakes are reporting more unsold homes, inventory that tended to


Camden puts Mill Street property out to bid  Despite residents' objections aired Monday, Aug. 16, Camden officials voted to place town-owned property on Mill Street up for bid.read more...


Mortgage-Trapped (Washington Post)  At 64, and looking toward his retirement next year, Willie Lee Howard agreed to refinance his duplex in Northeast Washington, thinking that a fixed-rate loan would help stabilize his finances.read


Public Safety Building Stalls  read more...


HomeAid Houston breaks ground in Wellspring Village  HomeAid Houston, a charity sponsored by the Greater Houston Builders Association, has broken ground on six homes in Wellsprings Village for hurricane evacuee women who are victims of domestic violence.read

May 31st, 2006

Green-built homes come into their own

By NANCY SALEM Scripps Howard News Service 31-MAY-06 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—In home building, green is the new black.

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May 31st, 2006

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.

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May 31st, 2006

First BanCorp recovers $2.4B from Doral

Puerto Rican banking company First BanCorp said Wednesday it recovered $2.4 billion of its $2.9 billion in loans to mortgage lender Doral Financial Corp.

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May 31st, 2006

U.S., China find their economies more joined than ever

BEIJING - Every weekday, Hu Xiaolian, a mother and skilled swimmer, arrives at her office in Beijing’s west side and takes actions that affect the monthly mortgage and credit card payments of tens of millions …

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May 31st, 2006

Racial Discrimination Plagues Mortgage Market

African-Americans and Latinos are 30 percent more likely to receive higher rates for home loans than white borrowers despite similar credit scores and risk factors, according to a study published Wednesday by …

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May 31st, 2006

Did He Say $500,000 Per Household?

I thought you would like to know that taxpayers owe more than a $500,000 per household for promises made by government, mostly to cover the cost of retirement benefits for baby boomers, a USA TODAY analysis …

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May 31st, 2006

Manufacturing Growth in Chicago Area Unexpectedly Accelerates on Orders

Manufacturing in the Chicago area unexpectedly accelerated this month, and orders placed with factories rose to a one-year high, suggesting production will strengthen.

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May 31st, 2006

Sapir Refinances 2 Broadway…

The Sapir organization owns the 21-story, one-million-sf tower in Lower Manhattan.

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May 31st, 2006

No link in Kissel, Vermont slayings

Police have concluded that the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Stratton, Vt., man two weeks ago is not linked to the April murder of backcountry developer Andrew M. Kissel.

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May 31st, 2006

Midwest economy powers on

Midwestern U.S. business expansion was faster than expected in May, with new orders and hiring bouncing back from weak April levels, a report showed on Wednesday.

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