March home sales drop a bit from '12
Apr 10, 2013 | via The News-Gazette
Wintry weather and a low inventory of houses on the market helped push down March home sales, the Champaign County Association of Realtors said. Comment?
Project helps homeowners avoid foreclosure
Saturday May 4 | via The News-Gazette
When a homeowner is behind in mortgage payments and receives a summons for a foreclosure proceeding, the common reaction is, "I haven't paid. Comment?
Weather's right to buy a new home
Apr 21, 2013 | via IllinoisHomepage.net
Home sales are on the country are on the rise and buyers in central Illinois are feeling the push. Comment?
Available homes down 16 percent from a year ago
Apr 16, 2013 | via The News-Gazette
Busey Bank Vice Chair Ed Scharlau said Champaign County has 16 percent fewer homes for sale than it did a year ago. Comment?
Business and professional briefs April 14, 2013
Apr 14, 2013 | via The News-Gazette
First State Bank adds Gensler. Justin Gensler has joined First State Bank as branch manager of the facility at Neil Street and Windsor Road in Champaign. Comment?
Commerce nominee Pritzker downplays role in manageme...
6 hrs ago | via Washington Times
Commerce secretary-nominee Penny Pritzker told lawmakers Thursday that she regrets the losses suffered by customers of a failed bank she once led, but a lawyer for the depositors said the bank's owners never fully reimbursed them or the government. Comment?
IDHA recognizes Wintrust as top lender
11 hrs ago | via The Business Ledger
Globe Newswire ROSEMONT -- The Illinois Housing Development Authority presented Wintrust Mortgage with an award as the Number 1 IHDA Lender in Illinois for 2012. Comment?
Market MoverA Financial Prescription for the Globe
Oct 9, 2008 | via American Reporter
Developments in the United Kingdom and Italy may ease some bon and stock market pressures, but on the eve of an emergency G-7 Finance Ministers' meeting Friday, I will provide them with a list from my money prescription pad, which, like my kids, they will likely ignore. Comment?
Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois
Tuesday May 21 | via Chicago Tribune
More than 25,000 Illinois residents have received approximately $1.8 billion from the landmark national mortgage settlement, but servicer compliance with the pact remains an issue for several companies, according to a report from the settlement's independent monitor issued Tuesday. Comment?
State Rep. Hatcher will take on local issues
Feb 24, 2011 | via Examiner.com
On February 18, 2011 State Representative Kay Hatcher announed that she has secured positions on key House Committees that will tackle issues most important to local families, including expanding job opportunities and helping prevent home foreclosure. Comment?
Tis the season of our discontent
Aug 17, 2012 | via Charleston Gazette
I do not pretend to understand Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that politicians pushed to make home ownership possible for more people. Comment?
A-lister in $9.2m mortgage fraud case
11 min ago | via Manawatu Evening Standard
The Serious Fraud Office has laid 48 charges under the Crimes Act against a group of people allegedly involved in a complex series of mortgage frauds involving $9.2 million. Comment?
12 min ago | via KRVN-AM Lexington
Stocks tumbled hard in early trading on Thursday, but recovered most of their losses by the closing bell. Comment?
Summer rentals down in some Jersey shore towns
20 min ago | via Wausau Daily Herald
Mike Buckley has worked 10-hour days seven days a week to prepare his four beach properties for the summer rental season, but with Memorial Day approaching, he has a sinking feeling that many of his tenants are migrating south. Comment?
23 min ago | via SavannahNow
Metro Savannah's unemployment rate declined to 7.1 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in March, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday. Comment?