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  • How Government Debt Differs From Private Debt - NPR News

    And Henry's on the line from Philadelphia ... You know, if we had - I'd rather not pay my mortgage, too. But that's not the way the world works. CONAN: Well, back in the early '90s, it looked as impossible as it does now. Nevertheless, over the ...
    2009-12-22 07:48:00
  • A house divisive: Land trust draws fire - Athens Banner-Herald

    A small ranch house is pitting neighbors in a Westside Athens neighborhood against each other and against the well-respected local nonprofit that's building it. The Athens Land Trust's plan to build a subsidized home in middle-class, suburban Forest ...
    2009-12-22 11:15:00
  • Form 10-K for HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC - YAHOO!

    housing market has been impacted by a lack of consumer confidence, increasing home foreclosure rates and large ... commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") to hedge our mortgage-related interest rate exposure on agency and ...
    2009-12-22 11:08:00
  • December 2009 Archives - News/Talk 750 WSB

    ATLANTA (AP) Karen Handel said Tuesday that she will step down as secretary of state to focus full time on her bid to become Georgia's first female governor. ``I am 100 percent 'all in' for the governor's race,'' Handel, a Republican, said in an ...
    2009-12-23 02:07:00
  • Shaheen hit for backroom health-care deals - The Union Leader

    Shaheen hit for backroom health-care dealsThe Union Leader--pay for research to compare treatments and determine which are most effective. State House Bureau Chief Tom Fahey contributed to this report. ...and more »
    2009-12-22 12:21:28
  • Home sales up nationally, still sluggish in Waco - Waco Tribune Herald

    Home sales up nationally, still sluggish in WacoWaco Tribune HeraldPerryman agreed, saying the minor ups and downs that communities in Texas have experienced don't compare to the plunges felt in other areas of the country, ...and more »
    2009-12-22 11:22:16
  • KICB brings in $25 million to Kyrgyz economy - Times of Central Asia (subscription)

    KICB brings in $25 million to Kyrgyz economyTimes of Central Asia (subscription)In fact, our mortgage loans are quite popular; with 7-year terms at only 18% interest annually, they make it easier for individuals to purchase housing ...
    2009-12-22 11:25:25
  • Should You Buy A Home Before the End of the Year? - eComparison

    eComparisonShould You Buy A Home Before the End of the Year?eComparison... in the way of a mortgage. Compare offers from different lenders and see what you can command in the way of a good rate of interest and a low deposit. ...
    2009-12-23 04:24:08
  • INTERVIEW: UK Lender Paragon Still Standing As Rivals Faded - Wall Street Journal

    INTERVIEW: UK Lender Paragon Still Standing As Rivals FadedWall Street JournalMost mortgage lenders struggled as default rates jumped. Without money coming in and with debt due, many ended up being rescued, including Northern Rock, ...
    2009-12-23 05:12:04
  • Rents rising, vacancy rates falling in R.I. - Providence Journal

    Karl Schlachter is senior vice president with McCormack Baron Salazar, a St. Louis-based developer that wants to establish several apartment buildings in Providence’s Valley neighborhood to be rented by a sister company. The Providence Journal ...
    2009-12-22 09:35:00
  • Lynn seminars teach homeowners how to avoid mortgage foreclosure - Daily Item

    With the partial claim, the loan is interest-free and becomes due when the mortgage is paid off or the home is sold. Homeowners can also investigate a possible refinancing with a FSA-insured mortgage, or through Mass Housing. The latter requires a ...
    2009-12-23 01:24:00
  • Fortress’s Intrawest Said to Be in Talks on Buyout Loan Payment - Bloomberg

    Intrawest is current on all its obligations and we are in active dialogue with our lenders regarding refinancing a term loan,” Bill Jensen , the company’s chief executive officer, said yesterday in a statement to Bloomberg News. Fortress agreed ...
    2009-12-22 10:54:00
  • Angry Americans ask: Where's MY bailout? - Kansas City Star

    Brian Carpenter bought his Woburn, Mass. home in 1980, and 29 years later, he has never missed a mortgage payment. It wasn’t always easy. With three kids, it meant driving old cars, clipping coupons, and brown-bagging it to work. Now, he sees ...
    2009-12-23 03:04:00
  • Housing market enjoys rebound thanks to U.S. government first-time ... - Post-Crescent

    The 21-year-old from Black Creek is scheduled to close on his purchase today. Flanigan got a great deal, too — a 920-square-foot, three-bedroom ranch home with a full basement on Appleton's east side for $75,000. The home was a foreclosed property ...
    2009-12-23 03:33:00
  • Jason Argo - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    The old adage says that sex sells, but in Seattle's struggling economy, even the sex industry is feeling the pinch. The Voyeur adult store on Aurora Ave. N. – its eerie eyes peering out at traffic on this busy Seattle artery – sells a range of ...
    2009-12-23 12:06:00