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  • Competition, winning translates into firm's success - Florida Times-Union

    Competition, winning translates into firm's successFlorida Times-Union, FL - 3 minutes agoThey (mortgage companies) have laid off the majority of their full-time workforce and now they're hiring back contractors because the interest rates have ...
    2008-02-16 09:13:40
  • State House Dome: Bad weather stalls action in the House - The Union Leader

    State House Dome: Bad weather stalls action in the HouseThe Union Leader, NH - 2 minutes agoSubprime mortgage problems among bond insurance companies have scared buyers out of the bond auction market. That drove the interest rate from 4.3 to 20 ...
    2008-02-16 09:14:53
  • New loan rates up in the air for those trying to refinance (San Francisco Chronicle)

    The economic stimulus bill that President Bush signed Wednesday has plunged people who are trying to buy or refinance an expensive home into jumbo limbo. The bill raises the maximum mortgage that can be purchased by guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
    2008-02-16 09:05:30
  • Bringing down the house payment (Wichita Falls Times Record News)

    Here’s a headline you won’t see anytime soon: Extra! Extra! Hometown couple pays off mortgage years early.
    2008-02-16 09:06:03
  • Sluggish market has buyers holding out (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

    Housing prices in Corvallis gained a little ground in January, but the market continued its sluggish pace at the first of the year.
    2008-02-16 09:08:26
  • Canadians looking south: More northern neighbors buying S.C. homes (The State)

    Until recently, Myrtle Beach was just a vacation spot for Canadian Jennifer Boodram. Now she can call it home. Canadian tourists who have fallen in love with the Grand Strand for its golf and warm weather are taking advantage of the strong Canadian dollar and buying real estate. “It’s a good getaway for us from the cold here in Canada,” Boodram said of herself and her husband. “In a couple of ...
    2008-02-16 09:08:29
  • Sen. John Sununu: We can do more for the economy (New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Please read full story for latest details.
    2008-02-16 09:12:49
  • Henry Cisneros on the hot seat (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)

    Former mayor under scrutiny after the fall of Countrywide Financial.
    2008-02-16 09:14:42
  • State House Dome: Bad weather stalls action in the House (New Hampshire Union Leader)

    The worst weather day of the winter turned to a nightmare for House Speaker Terie Norelli. Barely 250 people showed up for a session Wednesday. Without two-thirds of the members on hand, it took a two-thirds vote to pass any motion.
    2008-02-16 09:15:45
  • Penned-up love leads to 'I dos'

    Union Democrat - Gina McRae, a raven-haired mortgage broker from Copperopolis, wasn't completely clear on the concept last New Year's Eve, when she took pen in hand and wrote a few glowing lines about her boyfriend, Bruce Eads, also from Copperopolis, rather than ...
    2008-02-14 03:19:00
  • Give peace a(nother) chance

    Daily Herald - Tippets, 62, is a mortgage broker and Brigham Young University graduate, a Latter-day Saint and veteran of combat in Vietnam, where he served one tour of duty with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He first considered becoming a peace advocate ...
    2008-02-16 07:02:00
  • Bay Shore man found guilty of murdering his wife

    Newsday - One explanation said MacFarlane was an abusive, cunning husband who knew what he was doing, concocting an elaborate insanity defense and, in a heated rage over an impending divorce, killing the successful mortgage broker and mother of two. "This is ...
    2008-02-16 08:31:00
  • Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Announces New Sales Associate - PR-USA.net (press release)

    Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Announces New Sales AssociatePR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 13 hours agoJosh Swindell, managing broker for the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Kildaire office (www.hpw.com), has announced that Darci Buchanan has joined ...
    2008-02-16 07:15:44
  • Five Star Mortgage Solutions is 'face-to-face' business - Reporter-Times

    Five Star Mortgage Solutions is 'face-to-face' businessReporter-Times, IN - 11 hours agoCorey Howard, president of Five Star and also a mortgage broker, said he and his staff, Randy Hammer and Mark Wicks are aiming for a "face-to-face business. ...
    2008-02-16 09:57:24
  • Median price drops to $599000 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Median price drops to $599000Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - 10 hours ago... a broker with SCF Realty in Capitola. "There probably has not been a better time to buy." Chick Donaldson, associate district manager for GMAC Mortgage, ...
    2008-02-16 10:31:34