Residential building activity increases in March
Residential permit activity increased sharply in March, helped by four large multifamily projects, according to statistics compiled by the Keystone Report for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.
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Vista Ridge homeowners file claims against Bank of America
A group of homeowners in Erie?s Vista Ridge development being sued in connection with John Laing Homes bankruptcy have brought legal claims against the Bank of America NA.
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Case-Shiller: Home prices down 0.6%
The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index shows Phoenix-area homes continued to drop in value in January.
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Tampa?s home prices continue fall in January
Home price drops were in-line with 20 of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States since December, but the Greater Tampa area continues to have some of the biggest year-over-year drops in the country.
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Zillow: Pa. mortgage rates rise, near 5%
Average mortgage rates in Pennsylvania neared 5 percent this week, according to mortgage rate Web site Zillow.com.
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Mortgage broker receives prison sentence
A former mortgage loan officer has received a two-year prison sentence for identity theft, after pleading guilty in federal court for making false loans applications.
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Home prices down slightly in January
Twin Cities home prices decreased slightly in January from a month earlier, but remain stronger than they were at the same time last year, according to the latest Standard & Poor?s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
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FDIC pursues hockey legend Fedorov?s condo
Hockey star Sergei Fedorov?s condominium unit at Portofino Towers in Miami Beach is subject to a foreclosure action tied to his financial and legal troubles with a former adviser in Michigan.
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Case-Shiller: Denver home prices up for 3rd straight month
For the third month in a row, Denver-area home prices showed a year-over-year increase in January, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index.
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Houston lagging behind in return of Census forms
Houston is frequently No. 1 on a lot of lists, but sadly turning in the 2010 U.S. Census form is not one of them.
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