Timing a retirement home purchase
14 hrs ago | via Los Angeles Times
Future pensioner finds today's low prices and mortgage interest rates attractive, but a lot can change in four years. Comment?
16 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?
Kuwait fund sells Citigroup stake, banks $1.1 billio...
4 min ago | via Madison Publishing
Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund said Sunday it booked a profit of $1.1 billion by selling the stake it took in Citigroup Inc. Comment?
City pension bill not a panacea
7 min ago | via Charleston Daily Mail
How will city taxpayers fund such obligations? IF you've ever refinanced a mortgage, you'll understand one aspect of the bill recently passed by the Legislature to address the municipal pension mess. Comment?
Shares revival allows KIA to profit from Citigroup s...
19 min ago | via UTV
Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund makes $1.1bn profit as it sells entire stake in US bank Citigroup. Comment?
Two dead in East Pierce County in likely homicide-su...
23 min ago | via The Olympian
An East Pierce County man apparently shot and killed his live-in girlfriend inside the couple's Sum-mit-area home early Saturday, then turned the gun on himself, police said. Comment?
Nevada attorney criticizes lender efforts in foreclo...
48 min ago | via KRNV-TV Reno
As Nevada continues to top the nation in foreclosures, thousands of homeowners are expected to ask for mediations from the state to help them stay in their homes. Comment?