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Two who made the world a little better (San Jose Mercury News)
It was an unlucky day for predatory mortgage lenders and unfair landlords when Kerstin Arusha took the helm of the newly created Fair Housing Law Project in San Jose a decade ago.
2008-04-16 02:05:47 -
Are foreclosures a buy? (Seattle Times)
Speculators fled the real-estate market in 2006 when home prices began falling. But there are investors looking to make money in the battered...
2008-04-16 02:10:26 -
3rd UPDATE: Experian 2nd Half Revenue +21%; See Fiscal Year EBIT Up 2-Digit Pct (Nasdaq)
(Adds comments from conference call, analyst comment.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Credit reference agency Experian Group Ltd. (EXPN.LN) Wednesday said revenue in the six months to March 31 rose 21% and reiterated its earnings target for the current fiscal year.
2008-04-16 02:36:24 -
Shouldering a Slump by Renting Instead of Selling (The Lakeland Ledger)
Time to sell the house, but the market is sluggish. Should you rent it out instead Real estate agents and property managers say more and more people in areas like Tarrant County, Texas, are opting to rent their homes, although being a landlord can be an expensive headache instead of an easy way out.
2008-04-16 02:42:53 -
Banking and Financial (Mondaq)
ASIC has released report 119 titled "Protecting more than the family home; An examination of refinancing in response to mortgage stress". The report draws on an examination of a small number of transactions where brokers arranged the refinance of home loans for borrowers in financial difficulties.
2008-04-16 03:22:25 -
Dollar Falls to Record Against Euro as EU Inflation Quickens (Bloomberg.com)
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell to a record low against the euro after European inflation accelerated in March, reducing the chances that the region's central bank will follow the Federal Reserve in cutting interest rates.
2008-04-16 03:52:24 -
ELS Reports First Quarter Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
2008-04-14 04:12:00 -
Real Estate by Christie Smythe: Record $14 million home sale (Arizona Daily Star)
A Tucson real estate agent made a record-setting sale last month — in the Phoenix area.
2008-04-15 12:09:12 -
LendingTree Invited by Congress to Capitol Hill to Advocate Financial Literacy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LendingTree was one of a few selected financial services companies invited to attend Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill April 28.
2008-04-15 05:24:00 -
Foreclosures up in N.Va., Montgomery, down in District and Prince George's (The Washington Examiner)
More property owners in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Montgomery counties faced foreclosure last month while those inside the Beltway - in the District, Arlington County, Alexandria City and even hard-hit Prince George's County - saw fewer foreclosures.
2008-04-15 06:19:22 -
McCain Calls for Suspending Federal Gas Tax (NPR)
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain called for a temporary lifting of federal fuel taxes in order to cut gas prices during the busy summer driving season. "The effect will be an immediate economic stimulus" for families and businesses alike, McCain says.
2008-04-15 10:05:29 -
Nationwide Mortgage Lender Introduces FHA Mortgage Refinance Loans with Higher Home Loan Limits and Cash Out ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
BD Nationwide Mortgage introduces new loan limits for FHA mortgage refinance and home purchase loans.
2008-04-16 12:01:00 -
Today in the press (RTÉ News)
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS AVAILS OF McCREEVY INCENTIVE MEASURE - Shire Pharmaceutials' decision to become a Republic of Ireland tax resident will not create any new jobs here, but it vindicates a measure introduced by Charlie McCreevy before he left for Europe writes the Irish Times.
2008-04-16 01:23:59 -
Keeping people in their homes: Foreclosure prevention (Bridgewater Courier News)
Fannie Mae has launched a nationwide effort with mortgage lenders, loan servicers and others to help struggling borrowers to work out their loans or refinance into safer loans, and avoid foreclosure.
2008-04-16 01:48:35 -
Corporate growth focus of McCain economic plan (Houston Chronicle)
Sen. John McCain on Tuesday offered sweeping rhetoric about the economic plight of working-class America, promising immediate assistance even as he spelled out a tax and spending agenda whose benefits are aimed squarely at spurring corporate growth.
2008-04-15 10:59:26