Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and enter...
Monday Dec 21 | via KXMB-TV Bismarck
Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: OIL LEASES ND leads 3-state region in oil, gas leases BISMARCK, N.D. The Bureau of Land Management says federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota's booming oil patch accounting for the overwhelming bulk of ... Comment?
Nov 22, 2009 | via Minot Daily News
North Dakota Realtors are welcoming the continuation of a federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers and an expansion of that credit to other homeowners. Comment?
Hardest-hit areas including Nevada recovering slowly
Nov 2, 2009 | via Lahonton Valley News
The economic recovery is proceeding unevenly in its early stages, with areas hurt most by the housing slump still lagging behind other regions, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Comment?
AP analysis: Hardest-hit areas recovering slowly
Nov 2, 2009 | via Newsday
Counties in the Southeast, the industrial Midwest and the Southwest are still struggling and have made the least improvement, the analysis of September data found. Comment?
Sep 17, 2009 | via Minot Daily News
Nearly half of North Dakotans say they have curbed spending - a sign that the national recession is striking closer to home, according to poll results released today. Comment?
People waiting for more than four years to be vetted...
4 hrs ago | via Telegraph.co.uk
People are waiting for more than four years to be cleared by the Government agency which vets people before they work with children or vulnerable adults. Comment?
Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of...
11 min ago | via WNED.org
After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by the end of 2010, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing U.S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac's latest survey. Comment?
On Native GroundUNCHARTED Territory for the U.S. Eco...
17 min ago | via American Reporter
Those who thought that last week's government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would stabilize the financial markets got a wakeup call this week. Comment?
The CrisisWHAT You Really Lost Today
18 min ago | via American Reporter
BRADENTON, Fla., Oct. 3, 2008 -- Like a bad joke, the Dow swung up close to 300 points today as lawmakers voted at 1 PM on the bill to bail out Wall Street banks and brokers, and then fell 450 from that point as traders began the clamor for more at the close. Comment?
Pressure on lettings as landlords face their own mor...
19 min ago | via IcWales
Landlords' mortgage default rates could rise sharply in 2010, it has been warned, as pressures on employment and personal spending continue. Comment?