7 hrs ago | via Dallas Morning News
SANDRA FAY Items may be phoned or faxed to Sandra Fay at 972-422-5834 or e-mailed to dsfay@aol.com. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will give the keynote address at the holiday celebration and installation of officers hosted by Collin County Association of Realtors on Dec. Comment?
Starts drop sharply for high-dollar homes
Friday | via Residential Real Estate
North Texas homebuilders are starting 34 percent fewer houses than they were a year ago and 74 percent fewer then they were at the market's peak in mid-2006, with the start rate for higher-priced homes experiencing the most severe contraction. Comment?
Economix: Bernanke, Pro and Con
Thursday | via International Herald Tribune
Should Ben Bernanke be reappointed the chairman of the Federal Reserve? The Senate Banking Committee is considering the question this week. Comment?
A record low for mortgage rates
Thursday | via KansasCity.com
Mortgage rates for fixed 30-year loans in the U.S. dropped to a record low amid signs that the housing market is beginning to emerge from the worst slump since the 1930s. Comment?
You can boost cash flow without turning to a reverse...
Thursday Dec 3 | via The Dallas Morning News
We are 75 and 69. Our financial situation is good. We live in a "senior citizen environment" and have a $100,000 mortgage on a $200,000 home. Comment?
Hopes build on jump in job ads
3 min ago | via The Age
A SURPRISE surge in full-time job advertisements has raised the prospect that the worst of the employment crisis is over. Comment?
Westpac to feel the heat at briefing
5 min ago | via The Age
WESTPAC Bank chief executive Gail Kelly this morning fronts investors for the first time since the bank last week sparked a furore with its supercharged interest rate rise. Comment?
Online house auctions a what's next, virtual footy?
6 min ago | via The Age
Saturday street auctions followed by afternoon AFL are likely to be a feature of Melbourne life for a while. Comment?
6 min ago | via The Age
COMMONWEALTH Bank has warned that increases in mortgage rates over the past week are a prelude to what may follow if rules requiring banks to bolster capital buffers substantially are adopted in full. Comment?
Late-year home sales up over 2008
5 hrs ago | via Fort Collins Coloradoan
November was another good month for local real estate with 205 closed sales representing a 39.5 percent increase from last year. Comment?