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Valley's largest homebuilder reaches FTC settlement  By TONY ILLIA BUSINESS PRESS KB Home, the Las Vegas valley's largest homebuilder, reached a $2 million settlement recently with the Federal Trade Commission on mandatory arbitration clauses being included


Thousand Oaks' 'It's a Girl Thing' in expansion mode (Reg Req'd)  Kimberlee Wildman doesn't have any children of her own - she says her business is her child.read more...


Meet the new bond king  NEW YORK - Think Legg Mason and the first name that pops to mind is Bill Miller, the ace equity-fund manager whose Value Trust fund just beat the S&P 500


Pay Down the Balance or Sit Tight and Invest?    Q: I am 58 and recently bought the home in which my wife and I plan to spend the rest of our lives. We paid points to reduce


American Dream Turns Into a Foreclosure Nightmare  read more...


Homeowners Confront Rising Property Taxes  As home prices skyrocket, property taxes are also going up, especially in hot markets like Florida, California and the Northeast.via

February 28th, 2007

Home Depot 2007 Financial Outlook And Retail Growth Priorities Announced

The Home Depot , the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today reported its financial outlook and key priorities for driving retail growth in 2007 and beyond at its Annual Investor and Analyst …
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February 28th, 2007

Home Depot to scale back growth

Home Depot, known for breakneck growth during much of its history, is shelving wide-eyed projections to focus instead on a major fix-up job within its retail business.
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February 28th, 2007

Home Sweet Home: But at What Price?

For the 15 years we’ve been married, my wife and I have been house hoppers, buying and selling homes from one coast to the other as we’ve followed my job and hers.
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February 28th, 2007

Futures slide on China concerns

Stock index futures signaled a lower open on Tuesday after two consecutive days of losses and a sharp drop in China’s main stock index that unnerved investors.
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February 28th, 2007

Existing home sales up, durable orders down

U.S. existing home sales posted their largest gain in two years last month, a sign the housing market may be climbing out of a slump, but orders for big-ticket factory goods fell as businesses showed wariness …
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February 28th, 2007

Existing Home Sales Drop in Florida Housing Market

The pace for Florida’s existing home sales remained slow in January, though the inventory of homes began to drop in many markets across the state, according to the Florida Association of Realtors .
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February 28th, 2007

Confused by all the Mortgage Options? Here’s Help (Derby Daily Reporter)

(ARA) – Fixed rate. Adjustable rate. Interest Only. Flex. All of the different types of home loans that are available these days can puzzle many homebuyers. But, say mortgage experts, virtually every home loan is one of two types: a fixed rate loan or an adjustable rate loan.

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February 28th, 2007

Getting a Mortgage with Bad Credit (Hope Star)

(ARA) – Having bad credit is not the end of the world and it’s not impossible to get a loan. Generally, credit scores below 600 are considered sub-prime and the lower your credit score, the harder it will be for you to secure a mortgage.

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February 28th, 2007

Economy is sound

A day after a sharp stock market correction roiled financial markets, fears of a deeper plunge subsided Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke assured Americans the U.S. economy is basically …
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February 28th, 2007

Mortgage Applicants Seek Best Deals (WESH via Yahoo! News)

The housing market has made headlines for months, and many homeowners who choose to stay in their existing home are deciding to refinance their mortgage.

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