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Home prices post biggest gain in more than 7 years
The median existing single-family home price posted its biggest annual gain in more than seven years in the first quarter of 2013, as market conditions for home sellers continued to improve and home sales increased, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported...
Preparing for a move with Fido
Stress Relief! Maintaining your healthy bond with Fido during a move to a new home can be taxing on both of you. Today's post includes tips for making your move as smooth as possible for your dog. After my mother and her rescue pup, Jacque, decided to move to my area,...
In Shovels, a Remedy for Jobs and Growth
By EDUARDO PORTER Published: February 12, 2013 The budget deficit in 2013 is expected to fall below $1 trillion for the first time in five years. Perhaps policy makers in Washington can now focus on the other $1 trillion deficit, one that gets next to no attention yet...
FHA’s Galante Asks Congress For Increased Authority To Hold Lenders Accountable
by Jann Swanson Feb 13 2013, 1:45PM On Wednesday the House Financial Services Committee held a second in a scheduled series of hearings to look into the financial condition of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The sole witness at the hearing titled "Bailout,...
Big money betting big on housing
By Maureen Farrell @CNNMoneyInvest February 4, 2013: 6:52 AM ET The latest sign of a housing boom: investors are clamoring to buy up homebuilding stocks, homes, and undeveloped land. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Investors are betting big on the housing recovery. Hedge funds...
Housing Affordability Index to Set Annual Record for 2012
Media Contact: Walter Molony / 202-383-1177 / Email WASHINGTON (January 9, 2013) - With 11 months of data reported, 2012 will clearly go down as a record year for favorable housing affordability conditions, and a great year for buyers who could get a mortgage,...
Economy expanded in recent weeks, Fed reports
Economic activity across the United States expanded at either a moderate or modest pace in recent weeks with consumer spending picking up, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, suggesting little change in strength of the recovery. The U.S. central bank painted a...
Mortgage Rates Modestly Higher, Some Lenders More Than Others
by Matthew Graham Jan 16 2013, 2:14PM Mortgage rates were higher on average on Wednesday, though some lenders didn't move with the rest of the pack. On one end of the spectrum, a few lenders were unchanged vs yesterday, but the bigger deviations from the pack...
Ten Questions on the New Mortgage Rules
By Nick Timiraos Regulators issued new mortgage rules on Thursday designed to prevent a return to lending practices that cratered the housing market and brought the financial system to its knees during the past decade. Here’s a look at some frequently asked questions:...
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If you're a business owner, you may have noticed the ads in a spam folder or on the corner of your favorite page on a browser: apps and websites that offer to do background checks, some with lurid headlines like, "Find sex offenders in your neighborhood." Technology...
11 business lessons from my travels to 80 countries and all 7 continents
As business owners, we are often heads-down — driven and focused on meeting our responsibilities. Leaving your business to go see the world is inconceivable. Or is it? What if it helped you lead your business better? Travelling to all seven continents (including 80...
How big cities that restrict new housing harm the economy
For the last couple of years, San Francisco has been erupting with periodic protests aimed, rather imprecisely, at a nexus of grievances related to gentrification, affordable housing, transportation, the tech industry, newcomers to the city, its changing skyline and...
TIPS ON BRINGING YOUR POOCH TO THE FARMERS MARKETS
dogs are welcome in many places, and one of the favorite places are the Farmers Markets. We love to see people and dogs enjoying the market! At times, the not so great things to see are people becoming frustrated or angry because of the dogs. Here are a few tips to...