For Many in New Community, Thrill of Victory
From their front yards, residents of Victory Promenade in Landover can easily see their best-known neighbor: FedEx Field looms just a short walk away.
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Record Low Fannie Purchases
New business acquisitions during January were $20 billion worse than in December, Fannie Mae reported. Volume sank by nearly half from a year earlier. January’s acquisitions were the lowest since at least February 2001, when MortgageDaily.com began collecting data on the Washington, D.C.-based firm.
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Stanford investors facing financial difficulties
HOUSTON : Vickie Karp admits that her situation sounds a bit like a cliche from a movie.
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$500M Ritz-Cartlon hotel cancelled in Vancouver
The cancellation of a $500-million luxury hotel and condominium project in downtown Vancouver is the latest in a string of troubled developments in Canada’s most expensive real estate market which experts say …
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Surfing through the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
Whew, what a ride it has been! I’ve been trying to educate myself about the stimulus package that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced this week. The House of Representatives and the Senate have passed identical versions of a stimulus bill, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign Tuesday.Rather than trying to sort out all of [...]
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This Coat Goes On When It’s Warm Out
You’re almost ready to spend time outside, people-watching or working in your garden. But that means you’ll have to see the outside of your house. And that might mean that you want to spruce it up.
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C.P. Morgan Homeowners Concerned As Builder Closes
People who own homes built by C.P. Morgan or had signed contracts to have homes built say they are worried about what will happen next.
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COFI at 4-Year Low
The cost of funds index tumbled 30 basis points in January, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco reported. The index was more than 1.5 percent lower than in January 2008. The last time COFI was this low was in March 2005.
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Maine Housing Sales Down
Maine’s real estate industry says home sales dropped between January 2008 and the same month this year as 87 fewer homes were sold, for a decline of nearly 18 percent.
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Taking on a Tenant To Ease the Burden
Alan Rickert didn’t set out to be a landlord. When he bought a one-bedroom condominium in Shirlington in 2005, he was sure rising prices would guarantee that he could sell in a pinch.
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