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The politics of home price depreciation - Salon
The Bush administration states that corn-based ethanol only accounts for 3 percent of global food price inflation. The USDA's chief economist disagrees -- he says biofuels add up to 10 percent of food price hikes. Other estimates have gone much ...
2008-07-04 06:22:00 -
Life insurance: A guide to getting protected - MyFinances.co.uk
Taking out life insurance may not be the most cheerful prospect. Gaynor Pengelly takes a look at protection. Caught up in the business of living, most of us pay scant regard to the grim reaper lurking around the corner. But leaving your family well ...
2008-07-07 09:17:00 -
What does it really cost? (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Sometimes, buying a house can have unforeseen costs.
2008-07-05 11:09:10 -
Hidden Home Expenses (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Hidden Home Expenses
2008-07-05 11:09:19 -
Municipal bonds present risk -- and opportunity (Los Angeles Times)
2008-07-06 12:20:32 -
Understanding credit scores (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Understanding the factors that go into your credit score will help you manage it.
2008-07-07 03:00:00 -
Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
Incomplete implementation of the EU Energy Performance Directive in Italy has caused complexity and confusion. New national legislation is now being progressed to resolve matters.
2008-07-07 03:24:25 -
Real estate: Where to buy now (Canadian Business)
How do you know when the time is ripe? Rather than relying upon gut feel, we decided to take a more scientific approach to the question.
2008-07-07 06:42:49 -
The lies we keep from ourselves (Centre Daily Times)
My husband and I were living in a small, but cheap, apartment in a great part of the city when we were expecting our first child. Little debt, owned our car outright, with savings in the bank, good credit, good jobs, and a bright future.
2008-07-07 10:34:32 -
Fitch Rates Bayview Commercial Asset Trust $156.87MM 2008-4 - Forbes
Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to Bayview Commercial Asset Trust's mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2008-4, as follows:
2008-07-07 11:19:00 -
New law protects NH home buyers - Boston Globe
CONCORD, N.H.— A new law will provide New Hampshire home buyers with greater protections when they obtain mortgages. Gov. John Lynch signed a law Monday that requires anyone who arranges mortgage loans to fill out an application and get a license ...
2008-07-07 10:58:00 -
Obama's and McCain's Housing Plans - US News and World Report
_To be eligible for the FHA-insured mortgages, certain borrowers who live in their homes must prove creditworthiness at the time of the original loan and that they can meet the terms of a new 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. _Separately, McCain wants the ...
2008-07-07 01:28:00 -
Many Indiana mortgage brokers face license loss - Forbes
More than two-thirds of Indiana's mortgage brokerage companies could lose their licenses under a new state law. Secretary of State Todd Rokita said Monday that more than 600 of the state's 950 licensed loan brokers did not meet requirements set out ...
2008-07-07 12:31:00 -
Report: Mortgage employment stabilizing (Birmingham Business Journal)
Layoffs in the real estate finance sector fell by more than half in the second quarter compared with the first quarter and the year-ago period, according to a recent mortgage employment survey.
2008-07-07 01:07:58 -
Housing, accounting worries sink Fannie, Freddie (San Jose Mercury News)
NEW YORK - Shares of mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled today after a Federal Reserve official warned housing market problems would likely extend into next year and an analyst said accounting changes could leave the two woefully short of necessary capital reserves.
2008-07-07 01:21:20