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August 31st, 2007

Building a green home–part one

Green homes come from factories. It sounds like a contradiction, but it isn’t. By building a home in a factory, builders can cut down on the amount of wood that gets thrown out and trips back and forth to the … via CNET News.com



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August 31st, 2007

Pottinger, 72, long designed homes of renown

“Fred bought me my first double-breasted navy blazer when I was a kid. I thought that was cool.”

For nearly 40 years, Fred Pottinger designed home interiors for a Who’s Who of San Antonio and South Texas residents. via MySA.com



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August 31st, 2007

Try your hand as a landlord

“It only takes one or two dishonest people to really cause trouble”

With median home prices falling, it’s not an especially good time to sell your home, so generating revenue by renting may be more attractive. via CNN



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August 31st, 2007

Real Estate scammer banned

“Let’s trawl through the sales records and see how often properties have been bought by real estate agents and resold at a higher price instantly”

A REAL estate salesman has been banned from the industry after secretly selling a home to himself in a scam watchdogs fear is widespread. via The Courier Mail



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August 31st, 2007

Citigroup acquiring mortgage and servicing unit from ACC Capital

“Through this acquisition, we gain important operational and pricing efficiencies and the ability to extend the high lending standards of our existing residential mortgage business from point of origination through securitization and servicing”

Ameriquest Mortgage Co., once the nation’s largest subprime lender, has stopped taking applications and its parent company has sold its remaining mortgage assets and service business to Citigroup Inc., the … via CBC News



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August 31st, 2007

NSW abolishes mortgage duty

“This is a great bonus for both home buyers and for the property market, and will mean a saving to home buyers of $138 million in 2007-08”

FROM today, home-buyers in NSW will no longer pay mortgage duty on the purchase of homes they will live in themselves. via News.com.au



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August 31st, 2007

Bush unveils modest mortgage proposals (AP via Yahoo! News)

President Bush on Friday announced a set of modest proposals to deal with an alarming rise in mortgage defaults that have contributed to turbulent financial markets over recent weeks.

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August 31st, 2007

Ameriquest closes, Citigroup buys mortgage assets (Washington Post)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ameriquest Mortgage Co, the largest U.S. subprime lender as recently as 2005, is closing, the latest home loan provider to shut down amid the nation’s housing market slump.

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August 31st, 2007

Citigroup Buying Mortgage Unit From ACC (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Ameriquest Mortgage Co., once the nation’s largest subprime lender, is closing. The company stopped taking new mortgage applications Aug. 1, its parent, ACC Capital Holdings, disclosed late Friday.

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August 31st, 2007

Bush outlines plan to help solve mortgage crisis (Eagle-Tribune Online)

President Bush yesterday outlined ways the federal government can help troubled borrowers keep their homes in an effort to address rising foreclosures fueled by the mortgage crisis.

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