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Discovery Adds Home Improvement Show to Radio Channel  NEW YORK, NY -- -- 01/04/2006 -- Money Pit Media and Discovery Communications, Inc.read more...


Bravo brings design show home  First it was the runway, then the kitchen. Now Bravo is applying its reality TV touch to our homes for its interior design competition "Top Design." Hosted by famed designer


Special section to offer tips on home buying, selling (Reg Req'd)  I counted 16 for-sale signs while driving to the office the other day. My commute isn't terribly long - I hit the edge of downtown in less than 10 minutes


Governor questions UConn officials' oversight of building program  HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Thursday that management lapses cited in two new reports on the $2.3 billion University of Connecticut construction program are "very disturbing" and


On Personal Finance Save a bundle: Sell it yourself (Reg Req'd)  Thinking about selling your house this spring? Then think about selling it yourself, saving a bundle you would otherwise pay a real estate agent.via


What's next for the mortgage market? (Mortgage Introducer)  The turn of the year seemed to point to the continuing dominance of fixed rate mortgages. At one point, organisations such as the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) were indicating

April 30th, 2008

Redoing the home redecorator

“It’s fun to collaborate and find out how to put a room together so it reflects them.”

Redecorating a house, or even just a room, may sound like a daunting task, but one new business can make it a little easier. via The Daily Times – Salisbury, Md.



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April 30th, 2008

Housing package advances

“What about the person who has been patiently sitting on the sidelines over the last several years, saving up and waiting for these unsustainable prices to come down and paying rent every month while getting no equity?”

Democrats turned back a slew of Republican challenges to their housing rescue package Wednesday as they moved toward committee approval of the plan.

Republicans, targeting virtually every element of a measure they characterized as an unfair and risky taxpayer-funded bailout, failed to win adoption of any major changes. A final vote of the Financial Services Committee on the bill is scheduled Thursday, and the House is expected to consider the package next week.

The bill would allow the Federal Housing Administration to back up to $300 billion in new mortgages for distressed homeowners now too financially strapped to qualify for such loans. Read more



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April 30th, 2008

Licensing could stem mortgage fraud (Everett Herald)

There are lots of proposed remedies to prevent another mortgage catastrophe like the one we’re going through now. Most of the suggestions I’ve seen won’t fix the loopholes that allowed so many borrowers to take on mortgage loans they couldn’t afford.

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April 30th, 2008

Prosecution, not talk can clean up some of mortgage mess (Courier-Post)

When Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson released the government’s blueprint for overhauling the nation’s financial regulatory structure, he promised to direct more attention toward the front-line people who arrange mortgage loans.

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April 30th, 2008

Participation in mortgage-licensing system may prevent crises (The Clarion-Ledger)

There are lots of proposed remedies to prevent another mortgage catastrophe like the one we’re going through now. Most of the suggestions I’ve seen wont fix the loopholes that allowed so many borrowers to take on mortgage loans they couldn’t afford.

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April 30th, 2008

Looking for the Keys that can unlock the mysteries of mortgage meltdown (Toronto Star)

Some Canadian home buyers are seeing a bright side to America’s credit and subprime mortgage crisis: Their cost of borrowing has fallen. Borrowers willing to risk a variable interest rate have started to benefit from the determination of central banks to avert a recession in North America.

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April 30th, 2008

Lender’s Maryland Customer Information Compromised

State records show the personal information of about 56,000 people in Maryland was compromised by former employees of Charlotte, N.C-based Lending Tree. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4



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April 30th, 2008

BoC governor Carney warns about loosening mortgage standards in Canada (Canadian Business)

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he is concerned about loosening standards in the Canadian mortgage system, particularly the growing popularity of mortgages amortized over a 40-year period.

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April 30th, 2008

Data Deficit on Mortgage Problems’ Effect On Renters (Chicago Public Radio)

Audio Available The current mortgage turmoil is usually portrayed as a home-owner crisis, but housing advocates and scholars meeting in Chicago today worry renters are getting snarled in it, too.

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April 30th, 2008

Emeritus refinances $112 million in mortgage debt (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Emeritus Corp. said Wednesday it refinanced $112 in mortgage debt on 18 of its assisted living and senior citizen communities.

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