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07/24/2008 03:06 PM
Home sales at 10 year low

Sales of existing homes in June slowed more than expected and hit their lowest level in 10 years, according to an industry trade group report released on Thursday.


07/24/2008 10:02 AM
Breaching the Mortgage Blockade

A short time ago they were giving mortgage money away. You didn't need a down payment or a good credit score. Today, there are less lenders available and those in the market are going the other way to an extreme.


07/24/2008 09:58 AM
Top Stories: Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June

Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.


07/24/2008 07:03 AM
Planned bill targets Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on lawsuits by homebuyers

State lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation next year that would reverse a state Supreme Court decision blocking home buyers from suing sellers for punitive damages when they lie about the condition ...


07/24/2008 02:50 AM
Federal investigators inquire about Plum Creek, Forest Service talks

Federal investigators have begun looking into closed-door negotiations between the Bush administration and Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation's largest owner of private land.


07/23/2008 10:39 PM
Congress sets up a housing rescue

The House passed a sweeping housing bailout bill Wednesday, easing some of the market’s problems, but providing only modest benefits for homebuyers or borrowers facing foreclosure.The bill is aimed at ...


07/23/2008 06:36 PM
NC Realtors Demand More Dues From Members

One of the most powerful interest groups in state politics wants extra cash from its members to continue fighting the land transfer tax and other issues.


07/22/2008 09:43 AM
Would the Real Income Property Expert Please Stand

Who measures up as the expert in an income property transaction? Is it (1) the broker, (2) the seller, (3 ) the buyer's money manager, or (4) the buyer?


07/22/2008 09:35 AM
U.S. home prices plunge

U.S. home prices fell 4.8 percent in May from a year earlier, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, as banks restricted lending in the second year of a worldwide credit crunch.


07/22/2008 09:32 AM
Jonas Brothers buy house in Dallas-Fort Worth area

Young girls are in a tizzy in Westlake over reports that the teen idol band Jonas Brothers bought a house in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb.


07/22/2008 08:29 AM
Bluegreen Corporation Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Sell

BOCA RATON, FL: Bluegreen Corporation or the Company), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play , announced that today, July 21, 2008, it has signed a non-binding letter of intent relating to the ...


07/22/2008 12:07 AM
First Anson chunk to include 168 homes

Indianapolis-based Hansen & Horn Group has been selected to be the residential homebuilder for Anson, Duke Realty Corp.'s mixed-use, 1,700-acre development in Boone County due to start construction later this ...


07/21/2008 07:52 PM
Temple City land deal dealt blow

The city's plan to acquire six properties on Las Tunas Drive was dealt a surprising setback this week, after city officials could not agree upon a Realtor to act for them.


07/21/2008 11:33 AM
A New and Growing Vacation Ownership Option

The downturn in the real estate market has caused many people to forgo the purchase of a second home.


07/21/2008 07:26 AM
High-tech solution to finding Philly parking spots

The six-day forecast ... weekly poll The Indiana Area school board is considering an offer from the Army to put their logo on free wrestling mats and to open the school to recruiters.


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