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- 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate remodeling slows in 3rd quarter
Growth of remodeling activity slowed moderately in the third quarter of 2005, according to the National Association of Home Builders' Remodeling Market Index. Today's third-quarter results receded from the seasonally adjusted second quarter of 2005, but r... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Two Pennsylvania men plead guilty in real estate fraud
Two Pennsylvania loan officers pleaded guilty in federal court to committing bank fraud while working as loan officers at a Monroeville, Pa., mortgage company, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan. Daniel M. Laffey, 49, of Squirrel ... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Three Colorado residents arrested in $2.5M real estate loan fraud
Three Colorado residents have been arrested and indicted in connection with an alleged scam said to have cheated 36 Colorado victims out of $2.5 million, officials said today. Raymond P. Morris, a Denver resident, Janet L. Morris and Gregory C. Erpelding ... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
D.C. has highest percentage of interest-only home loans
The use of interest-only loans for home purchases was unheard of just a few years ago, but in the last year these loans have exploded, giving many home buyers leverage against escalating home prices and enabling them to buy homes. Interest-only loans are ... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Kansas City man pleads guilty to real estate fraud
John D. Myers, a co-defendant with former congressional candidate Adam Taff in a federal mortgage-fraud case, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud, the Kansas City Star reported Saturday. Myers changed his plea to guilty at a hearing before... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Economy rebounds after hurricanes
The U.S. leading index, a key barometer of economic conditions, increased 0.9 percent in October, the Conference Board reported today. The leading index now stands at 137.9. Based on revised data, this index decreased 0.8 percent in September and remai... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates trend lower
Long-term mortgage interest rates continued to fall Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.49 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 5.81 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate slipped to 5.39 percent. The 1-year adjusta... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Streamlining real estate transactions all in the family
Drebes says there's no problem working so closely with her husband and son. She said it helps that they have separate offices. "Even at the end of the day we ask each other, 'What happened in your world today?'" she said. To help demarcate work from of... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Three options available on most mortgages
(This is Part 3 of a seven-part series. See Part 1: Mortgage shopping: what you should know before you begin and Part 2: Pros and cons of fixed, adjustable mortgages.) This is the third article of a series on the decisions mortgage borrowers should make p... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Pros and cons of home sale dispute arbitration
DEAR BOB: You helped us once before and we hope you can help again. In September, we bought an older house, which had recently been remodeled. It has a flat roof. Our professional home inspector said the roof appeared to have been repaired recently. Durin...