Stringer Real Estate News

Thursday Nov 19 | via The Clarion-Ledger 

Mississippi's delinquency rate on mortgages rose to 14.4 percent during the the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.

Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

Monday Nov 16 | via Mississippi Business Journal 

Chris Evans walks to his Jackson office recently. Evans did not answer direct questions from the Mississippi Business Journal.

Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Mississippi, Rankin County, MS, Madison County, MS, Home, Mortgage

Wednesday Oct 28 | via Hattiesburg American 

Not a day goes by that I'm not about about the status of the housing industry. With signs of a fragile recovery and approaching 10 percent unemployment, allowing the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit to expire next month is the last thing our economy can afford.

Related Topix: Home Selling, Home, Tax, Mississippi

Sep 30, 2009 | via The Clarion-Ledger 

A state investigation into money being paid to the controversial community action group ACORN has found no disbursements since last fall.

Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Foreclosures

Sep 27, 2009 | via The Clarion-Ledger 

Gov. Haley Barbour has issued an executive order asking that state funds be taken away from a controversial group that has been at the center of a national scandal.

Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

4 min ago | via Ventura County Star 

Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

4 min ago | via Post Tribune 

Thank you to all the men and women in the Armed Forces who are away from their families this Thanksgiving, for my right to celebrate this and many other holidays the way we choose! To the Marines, I say Semper Fidelis! All our troops are my heroes ! I drove by Schoop's in Michigan City and the sign read: "Open Friday 3 a.m." Finally, a great place ...

Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, US Military, US Marine Corps, Hobart, IN, Portage, IN, Home, Mortgage

5 min ago | via ABC News 

Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

9 min ago | via The Winnipeg Free Press 

On a day when city council approved three separate deals involving real-estate company Shindico, Mayor Sam Katz was asked about the nature of his relationship with the Winnipeg company.On Wednesday, council approved a $24-million parkade sale brokered by Shindico, a $30-million police-building purchase vetted by Shindico and a $9-million ...

Related Topix: Real Estate, Travel

10 min ago | via Tulsa World 

Tulsa is ranked No. 12 and Oklahoma City No. 13 on Forbes magazine's list of "America's Fastest-Recovering Cities." This accolade follows many others for the Tulsa area, which has popped up on other Forbes lists and assorted rankings compiled by other sources throughout the year.

Related Topix: Tulsa, OK, Mathematics, Science, Housing, Foreclosures