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The nation’s benchmark mortgage rate has risen for a third straight week, hitting its highest level in eight months.

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The Colorado attorney general’s office is investigating lending and advertising practices at four mortgage brokerages, an expansion of a probe begun last year.

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People who spend a lot of time in one place while calling another home can trigger state income tax in both.

The first quarterly year-over year decline in 16 years hits the housing sector as many of the top 20 markets falter.

Some people have the time and the skills to finish a job quickly and save money. Some of us just think we do. Plus, see a video on the pros and cons of DIY fixes.

Continuing-care retirement developments are popping up as multi-story condominiums with on-site access to assisted-living or health-care services.

“This is an exciting time for this type of home improvement. With global warming and rising energy costs on everyone’s mind, we wanted to help spread awareness about utilizing a sun room as a “’green’”

Dutchess County, New York home improvement company, Vinyl Tech, Inc. has started a blog to disseminate free information about the benefits of a sunroom, solarium or conservatory. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re…

For years, the choice between an urban or suburban home was easy for many families. via Novato Advance

“This essentially gives Wachovia more access.”

A little more than a year after acquiring one of the nation’s top mortgage lenders, Wachovia said Thursday it would buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion in a deal that will create the nation’s second-largest retail brokerage.

It’s the latest in a spree of buying by Wachovia and retail banking rival Bank of America as they seek to expand their financial service businesses and add customers for a broad range of products, from traditional deposit accounts to home and auto loans to wealth management. Read more

An estimated two-thirds of Bank of Scotland’s mortgage customers could be vulnerable to fraud after a computer disk containing their details was lost in the post.

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