Types Of Bankruptcy

Accused teen vandals appear in court  By Marlene Garcia LVN Staff Writer A district court judge will determine whether a 17-year-old boy accused of flooding a house built by high school students should be treated as


(AFX UK Focus) 2005-06-07 03:59 GMT: Hong Kong shares lower led by properties after mortgage rate hike - UPDATE (Interactive Investor)  (Updating with broker comment, share prices) HONG KONG (AFX) - Share prices were lower in early trade led by the property sector after several banks raised mortgage rates by a


Lennar builds on Q3 profit  As the real estate boom continues, third quarter earnings were up by nearly half at Lennar Corp.read more...


Mortgage seminar to take place at McGuire Realty  The following is a list of upcoming seminars and training courses offered in the Tri-State: MORTGAGE SEMINAR: Gary Pommerenck will be conducting a free seminar entitled 'Harness the Power of


Man gets 12½ years in mortgage fraud (Denver Post)  A 44-year-old Centennial man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in a federal prison following a mortgage-fraud conviction.read more...


Conventional Mortgages Have Lenders Competing  Lending institutions are battling for customers with stellar credit who want traditional fixed-rate home loans, offering fee waivers and a willingness to negotiate on rates. read more...

June 30th, 2007

Directing IRAs to Real Estate

If your retirement garden – specifically your individual retirement account or IRA - hasn’t been growing fast enough to meet your future retirement needs, you might want to join a club of contrarians: those who have decided to take matters into their own hands. Literally.



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June 30th, 2007

Building Up in Bad Times

BARTOW - Riverside Bank is making a new home at 475 East Van Fleet Drive in Bartow. This addition will provide Polk County with six Riverside branches.



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June 29th, 2007

Custom doors for those open to modern design

“As a matter of fact, I’m looking to put a ‘Fullback’ on my house.”

Sculptor and architectural designer Kenneth Hepburn envisioned a bold, dramatic door for the entryway of his modernist Venice home. via U-Entertainment



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June 29th, 2007

Sonoma in September

Renting a house is a very nice idea. Try the Balalaika Guest Homes in Rio Nido . via ChowHound



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June 29th, 2007

Savings rate hits 47-year low

Vote: how much have you got saved? Ashley Seager, economics correspondent Friday June 29, 2007 Guardian Unlimited The amount people are saving in Britain has slumped to its lowest in nearly half a century, ... via Guardian Unlimited



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June 29th, 2007

BofA Acquires Seattle Mortgage Unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Bank of America Corp. said Friday it completed its buyout of Seattle Mortgage Co.’s reverse mortgage business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Seattle Mortgage is an indirect unit of Seattle Financial Group Inc.

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June 29th, 2007

WaMu closing Itasca sub-prime mortgage office (Chicago Tribune)

The local job market continues to experience fallout from problems in the nation’s subprime mortgage industry.

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June 29th, 2007

Stocks Slightly Down on Subprime Mortgage Problems (Fox News)

Stocks fell on Friday on subprime mortgage problems, in spite of good news on inflation, economy.

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June 29th, 2007

BofA closes on reverse-mortgage business (BizJournals)

Bank of America Corp. has completed its acquisition of Seattle Mortgage Co.’s reverse-mortgage business.

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June 29th, 2007

Lauderhill man sentenced in $10 million mortgage scheme (Sun-Sentinel)

MIAMI A Lauderhill man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for what federal authorities called a $10 million scheme to defraud mortgage lenders.

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