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Homeowners Beginning To Feel The Squeeze  NEW YORK With interest rates on the rise, and the housing market showing signs of a downturn, homeowners are starting to feel the squeeze.read more...


UK mortgage lending growth slows (Gulf Times)  LONDON: British mortgage lending rose by its weakest amount in three years in July but the number of loan approvals hit a year high, according to official data yesterday adding


Construction News  Dennis Thompson really felt the summer heat. The construction worker passed out while installing a fence this week and spent an hour, maybe longer, with a body temperature of 108


Mortgage lending in UK set to pass one trillion pound mark (Banking Business Review)  Total mortgage borrowing in the UK will pass the GBP1 trillion mark early next month, according to an article published by the UKs Council of Mortgage Lenders.read more...


Former Modesto mortgage executive must pay $6.7 million for fraud (KSBY San Luis Obispo)   MODESTO, Calif. A former mortgage company executive has been ordered to pay back the (m) millions of dollars he collected by defrauding his clients. Tony Daniloo --...read more...


Ethics complaint filed against brokerage  Residential real estate brokerage Goodwin & Thyne in Santa Barbara intended to shake up the industry when it opened its doors last year charging clients only a 1.5 percent commission.via

July 31st, 2006

Construction growth lifts sales for Wisconsin firms

Driving to work one recent morning, Dennis Slater counted 40 construction cranes on the Marquette Interchange project.

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July 31st, 2006

Don’t Let Your Home Be Underinsured

With the home improvement season upon us, there is no better time than now to review your homeowners insurance to make sure you have the coverage you need.

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July 31st, 2006

Home Depot’s Online Advertising Play

Walk into a Home Depot and chances are you will be confronted by large displays showcasing new products from manufacturers such as Moen, Maytag, or Kohler.

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July 31st, 2006

Court rules against Orange County masonry contractor

The Attorney General’s Office has obtained a court order shutting down a Middletown masonry contactor who was accused of abandoning projects and shoddy workmanship.

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July 31st, 2006

Mortgage approvals rise in June

House price inflation has beaten forecasts in 2006 New mortgage approvals reached 120,000 in June, official figures have shown – the highest level for five months.

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July 31st, 2006

HSBC profits in emerging markets

HSBC is targeting the expanding economies of China and India Growing opportunities in China, India and other emerging markets have helped propel global banking giant HSBC to an 18% surge in half-year profits.

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July 31st, 2006

New Reserve chief named

Reserve Bank governor Ian Macfarlane’s deputy Glenn Stevens will take over the top job.

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July 31st, 2006

Pending real estate sales fall from a year ago (Reg Req’d)

Index reflects ‘market in transition,’ says NAR economist A National Association of Realtors index that gauges pending home sales increased in June for the second straight month but is down 9.6 percent compared …

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July 31st, 2006

Resale real estate shatters records in Canada (Reg Req’d)

Alberta’s hot job market fueling demand, price growth Home sales in Calgary, Alberta, rose 8.2 percent in June compared to a year ago, and the average home price soared 49.3 percent to $367,033, setting a …

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July 31st, 2006

Mortgage firm sues former Air India bomb suspect (The Globe and Mail)

Vancouver ? A mortgage company is taking one of the men acquitted of the Air India bombing to court, asking the court to foreclose on two properties owned by Ripudaman Singh Malik.

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