CHICAGO - Lured by low mortgage rates, many homeowners have been rushing to refinance. Interest is gaining for good reason: Eligible borrowers can lock in rates that haven't been this attractive in decades. "With interest rates hovering around 5 ...
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It started with Wall Street . Then it was Detroit . Now the list of bailout supplicants queuing for government handouts includes farmers, motorhome makers, home builders, governors, the city of Gary, Indiana, and even some newspapers. Trust me, that ...
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Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Foreclosure sales in the 25 largest U.S. metropolitan areas almost tripled in the first 10 months of last year as rising unemployment and falling home values made it tougher for homeowners to sell or refinance their mortgages ...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The state's high court has prohibited three Southern California parishes who left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers from retaining ownership of their church buildings and property... Property tax fight ...
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SANDPOINT - More than a million U.S. homeowners are expected to hand over their house keys in 2009, as they lose property to foreclosure. According to Investment News, the number of foreclosures directly related to sub-prime loans will top 2 million ...
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Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in decades, but thousands of Silicon Valley residents are discovering that qualifying for a loan is tougher than it has been in years. Banks are reluctant to lend at favorable rates to all but the most ...
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With the consequences of home foreclosures rippling across Indiana, state lawmakers will begin hearings this week in hopes of finding a way to ease the pain of Hoosiers struggling to hold on to their homes. Their options include extending the time ...
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