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Housing market a-crumbling (The Oregonian)
WASHINGTON -- It's only a slight exaggeration to say the only thing rising faster than home foreclosures is the flood of legislation in Congress to deal with the nation's deep and worrisome credit problem.
2008-03-23 12:16:58 -
Stop blaming others for losses (Everett Herald)
When did most Americans decide that winning was the only way and losing is someone's fault? The deadly highway did it, it killed my relatives. Look up the word deadly and you'll find highways can't be deadly. Drivers can cause death, not highways.
2008-03-23 12:27:43 -
Commission to host free classes (The Columbus Dispatch)
Free classes for potential home buyers and for homeowners will be offered by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in April.
2008-03-23 01:17:24 -
Get financing ready before searching for house (The Columbus Dispatch)
Even if you don't expect to begin a house hunt for several months, it's not too early to get financing strategies in order.
2008-03-23 01:18:34 -
Depression, You Say? Check Those Safety Nets (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Is it possible our economy could speed past a recession into a full-blown depression like that of the 1930s? Economists don’t think so.
2008-03-23 01:40:33 -
Steve Sayler was chief defender of Jefferson County bond, swap deals (Birmingham News)
As Jefferson County built a kingdom of debt, Steve Sayler was both steward and defender of the realm. The county's finance director from 1989 to 2007, Sayler told commissioners when proposed bond deals were good or bad.
2008-03-23 01:58:04 -
Buying a car but smelling a rat (Chicago Sun-Times)
Dear Fixer: I feel I have been a victim of deceptive practices. I bought a Pontiac from Gateway Chevrolet on Sept. 4, 2006. They told me I could refinance after six months. The payments and the APR were very high. I was paying $500 a month total.
2008-03-23 02:10:17 -
Some borrowers left out in the cold from rate cuts (Seattle Times)
The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the sixth time since September, but the campaign is helping only some borrowers. Rates on home-equity lines...
2008-03-23 02:17:26 -
Home price free-fall not just a seller issue (The Plain Dealer)
The reality of what's happening to our homes is gut-wrenching. We've heard for months that home prices are falling, but it's different when you see it in black and white.
2008-03-23 02:17:34 -
US Capital Advisors Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Michael Balan, President of US Capital Advisors, announced anniversary of US Capital Advisors 7th year in operation. US Capital Advisors is a Commercial Mortgage Banking firm that specializes in investment and owner occupied real estate financing.
2008-03-22 12:01:00 -
Today's New Stories (The Herald-Mail)
WASHINGTON COUNTY — They are people who earned six figures just two years ago. They are people who could barely afford one house, let alone the two or three they now own.
2008-03-22 01:47:29 -
Facets of foreclosure (Savannah Morning News)
Editor's note: This is the second installment of an occasional series looking at mortgage issues in the Coastal Empire. To view the previous story, go to savannahnow.com/node/466842 .
2008-03-22 09:55:43 -
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2008-03-22 10:17:49 -
Money Panel with Chris Murray, Catharine Fairley, Brad Young and Shabri Moore (The Frederick News-Post)
Have a financial question? Ask the experts. Send your question to business@newspost.com Home buyers would get easier-to-understand information on mortgage terms, and would save, on average, an estimated $700 on closing costs under a recent bill proposed by President Bush. Mortgage brokers are expected to oppose the bill.
2008-03-22 11:13:41 -
2 new department heads optimistic about future (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hinds County's two newest department heads have been on the job less than a month, but they already have ideas for how to improve operations.
2008-03-22 11:14:18