Colfax Real Estate News

Sunday Nov 29 | via WTOP 

The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Ben Bernanke, Iowa

Sunday Nov 29 | via Des Moines Register 

Verl and Kim Beck were experiencing one of those proverbial bumps in the road last year when both were out of work and they were short of money to make a mortgage payment on their home in Grinnell.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Iowa, Des Moines, IA, Decorah, IA, Fort Dodge, IA

Monday Nov 23 | via Clinton Herald 

The State of Iowa and many Iowans have experienced a rough year. However, as we head into the holidays, it is important to give thanks for what we do have - our families, our friends, and our determination to see that things get better.

Related Topix: Iowa Government, Iowa, Charitable Organizations, Foreclosures, Opinion

Tuesday Nov 24 | via KWWL-TV Waterloo 

Home sales in the Midwest surged in October as first-time home buyers sought to beat the initial deadline for a federal tax credit and difficult market conditions last year made comparisons favorable.

Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Iowa

Monday Nov 23 | via Des Moines Register 

How is the economy affecting Iowans and local businesses? Two journalism professors spent most of a week looking for stories that reflected today's tough times.

Related Topix: Iowa, Home, Mortgage, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Des Moines, IA, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

2 min ago | via SanLuisObispo.com 

The Federal Housing Administration is about to beef up the borrowing requirements for home buyers, a move that could dampen the fragile housing market's recovery.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

3 hrs ago | via SeacoastOnline 

As part of its effort to modernize the patchwork of laws that govern the delivery of financial products and services to consumers, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Investor Protection Act last month.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance

5 hrs ago | via Denver Post 

General Growth Properties Inc. plans to emerge from bankruptcy without selling its most prized shopping malls after reaching agreement with lenders on more than 90 properties, president Thomas Nolan said.

Related Topix: Real Estate, General Growth Properties, Economics News, Bankruptcy, US Travel, Travel, Home, Mortgage, Colorado Springs, CO

9 hrs ago | via Scarborough Evening News 

By Martin Herron MORTGAGE repossession applications have halved in Scarborough in the last 12 months a ' but nearly 300 families have still had orders to leave their homes made in the last quarter for which figures are available.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

7 min ago | via PittsburghLIVE.com 

A former Pennsylvania state trooper serving a life sentence for slaying a Blairsville dentist has hired a Pittsburgh attorney to handle his appeal.

Related Topix: Blairsville, PA, Pennsylvania, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance