Creditors question Seven Falls developer
Thursday Dec 17 | via HendersonvilleNews.com
Creditors for Seven Falls Golf and River Club questioned developer Keith Vinson about his business relationships and financial obligations at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Wednesday. Comment?
Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance for Nebraska...
Friday Dec 18 | via HUD
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to counties in Nebraska and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month's severe winter storm. Comment?
Despite real estate slump, affordable housing is dow...
Friday Dec 18 | via AARP The Magazine
"? Renae Merle A growing number of lower-income homeowners in the D.C. region spent at least half of their income on housing costs, reflecting a decline in housing affordability across the nation, according to a study released Thursday. Comment?
Rural index weak, but rises again
Friday Nov 20 | via Omaha World-Herald
Significant economic weakness remains in the rural Midwest, a survey of small-town bankers in 11 states indicates, although the resulting index improved for the third straight month. Comment?
Nov 9, 2009 | via McCook Daily Gazette
One of the most successful programs we've passed in Congress is the tax credit for first time homebuyers. Comment?
Carcieri targets hospitals for budget cuts
4 min ago | via The Day
Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed cutting millions of dollars meant to reimburse hospitals for providing health care to the poor during a recession that has cost thousands of Rhode Islanders their jobs and employer-provided health insurance. Comment?
Paying off mortgage faster might increase equity
7 min ago | via Reno Gazette-Journal
"You have nothing to lose and so much to gain: $103,162!" Like most recent homebuyers getting such pitches, I haven't been enticed to pay my mortgage down faster. Comment?
Flaherty warns on mortgage rules
Thursday Dec 17 | via Globe and Mail
Flaherty warns on mortgage rules Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Finance minister tells CTV Ottawa may raise minimum down payment for home buyers and reduce amortization period to stop some from taking on too much debt Toronto - Published on Monday, Dec. Comment?
U.S. chamber fearful of new consumer bill
18 min ago | via Bizjournals
Legislation creating the Consumer Financial Protection Agency could make credit more expensive and harder to get, opponents of the bill contend. Comment?
19 min ago | via Cybercast News Service
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lende r. In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, King Solomon details the differences in thought, word, and deed between a wise man and a fool. Comment?