Hanging tough with Countrywide
Veteran stock picker Ron Muhlenkamp first bought Countrywide shares in 2002 when they were getting crushed - and he’s not ready to sell now.
6 cures for the small-kitchen blues
Sure, you order takeout three nights a week, and preparing a burger tests the limits of your culinary know-how. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need and deserve a spacious kitchen. After all, the kitchen has evolved from a room where food is prepared to the hub of a house, where you do everything from eating casual meals to paying the bills and helping Junior with his algebra homework.
The Psychological Effects of Disasters
When disaster strikes, humans react in different ways, but most will experience anxiety and stress. How one copes with that stress and anxiety differs from person to person.
Housing Woes Dampen Home Improvement Activity
Homeowners are still bullish on home improvements, but the uncooperative housing market, coupled with hard mortgage money, is making them think twice about getting work completed.
Worries Over Slower Economy Helped Mortgage Rates to Fall
McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.33 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending October 25, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.40 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.40 percent.
Countrywide joins foe to help borrowers
It’s an unlikely pairing: the nation’s biggest mortgage lender and one of its harshest critics. But with thousands of troubled borrowers facing foreclosure, the two adversaries put aside some of their differences and joined forces.
Home sales: Worse than they seem
The latest reading on the state of the battered market for new homes was pretty bad. Experts say it’s even worse than it appears.
Brossier Co. buys SunTrust property in Maitland
The Brossier Co. of Winter Park has purchased the SunTrust Maitland Branch on Orlando Avenue for $3 million.
APR Not Good Judge Of Mortgage Character
You need more than the annual percentage rate (APR) to really get to know your mortgage.
Home builders: Worst is yet to come
The battered markets for real estate and home building still have farther to fall, according to a range of economists who spoke Wednesday at a forecast conference sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders.
Countrywide wins over critics
Countrywide was praised by some of its harshest critics this week with announcements about new mortgage rescue programs.
Abusive lending bill faces roadblocks
Bar mortgage brokers from getting bonuses to sign up borrowers for more costly loans. Force lenders to verify whether consumers are able to repay loans.
Home sales sink 8%
Existing home sales sank 8 percent last month, to the lowest pace on record, according to the latest reading on the state of the battered real estate market released Wednesday.
Top investor hangs tough with Countrywide
Veteran stock picker Ron Muhlenkamp first bought Countrywide shares in 2002 when they were getting crushed - and he’s not ready to sell now.
The Hot Market vs. the Not Market
Currently my local real estate market is officially a buyers market with more than a 9 months supply of homes. What this means is that out of the 7,814 single family homes, townhouses and condominiums on the market right now, it will take 9 months to sell them all at the rate they have sold in the last 30 days (which was 840 units sold in the last 30 days).
Behind the Curtains of Celebrity Houses
Americans have always had a love affair with the macabre. Maybe it’s a fascination with the grotesque. Or perhaps its simply that heinous events cast a spell over our natural curiosity. Or just maybe people are intrigued with all things celebrity, and just can’t get enough of it.
New ID Theft Study Points to Strangers
Don’t let a new identity theft study confuse your approach to warding off the crooks. No matter the source of the pilfering, the fundamentals of ID theft prevention apply.
Kihei Plaza renovation moves forward
MW Group has finished the first of two phases in a $250,000 renovation of its Kihei Plaza office building on Maui.
Staring into Countrywide’s abyss
Everyone knows the mortgage market has been very bad for the last few months.
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HPU receives $2M donation
A long-time benefactor of High Point University has donated $2 million to the school through her estate.
Countrywide offers help for reset shock
Countrywide Financial, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, announced a program Tuesday to refinance or modify up to $16 billion of its loans due to reset at higher payments through the end of next year.
Can Texas Hold Down Foreclosure Numbers?
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants to do something about the looming mortgage crisis which is hitting his state and just about all others.
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