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General Forecast (The Village Voice)
General Forecast If you know your ascendant, read it too. Nothing lasts. Keep this in mind as you react to the surprises Uranus comes up with when it goes retrograde on the 26th for the summer and autumn. What’ll happen to “Change we can believe in?” Not until the November election is history will the planet of progress face forward again, something we hope to give thanks for on Thanksgiving. ...
2008-06-24 05:11:46 -
UK economy barometer FTSE 250 hits two-year low (Daily Telegraph)
The FTSE 250 index, which is a much better barometer of the UK economy than the FTSE 100, slumped to a two-year low as the mortgage market shrank to its worst position since records began 11 years ago.
2008-06-24 05:36:41 -
Architect moves (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Allard Jansen Architects Inc., a fixture in the South Cedros Design District of Solana Beach, has relocated to new offices at 4134 Adams Avenue, in the Kensington area of San Diego, according to Allard Jansen, principal of the firm.
2008-06-24 06:00:41 -
Illinois Sues Countrywide (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The state says the lender defrauded borrowers by selling mortgages that soon went into foreclosure.
2008-06-24 07:39:05 -
Totting up the tiddlers to reach No 6 - Daily Telegraph
When shares in Bradford & Bingley, Alliance & Leicester and Northern Rock hit a high in early 2006, the market was full of fevered speculation that their independence as medium-size mortgage banks would be short-lived. Consolidation now appears to be ...
2008-06-24 04:57:00 -
Banks super-sizing mortgage offers - News.com.au
Borrowers can save up to $1500 a year by bundling their mortgage Banks will offer discounts of 0.4pc to 0.7pc on home loan rates You need to look at how long any fee waivers apply on accounts
2008-06-19 05:53:00 -
Five More Senators Disclose Their Mortgages - CBS News
(The Politico) The number of senators refusing to name their home mortgage lenders continues to decline. In the wake of a Politico report June 24 that 23 senators failed to provide information in response to our survey on home lenders, five more ...
2008-06-24 03:09:00 -
Stocks end lower after drop in consumer confidence - San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK – Wall Street ended an erratic session moderately lower Tuesday as concerns grew about the impact of high fuel costs on consumers and corporate profits. Treasury prices rose on the economic uncertainty. The Conference Board said its June ...
2008-06-24 02:26:00 -
US home prices tumble in April at record rate - San Francisco Gate
No matter who's measuring, the results are the same: Housing prices are tumbling at the sharpest rates ever with a bottom still at least a year away, economists say. Both the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price indices and the Office of Federal ...
2008-06-24 05:47:00 -
First-time buyers trapped by rent rises - Times Online
The dream of homeownership has slipped farther from the reach of first-time buyers, who have been unable to afford a home because of the credit crunch. They are being squeezed again, by surging rents - up by almost a third in some areas - and by yet ...
2008-06-24 05:04:00 -
The Mortgage Clinic: 'Is it madness to go for a cheap SVR?' (Independent)
We're seeking another two-year fix but the best mortgage we can find is a very high 6.25 per cent. This is almost unaffordable for our £140,000 interest-only loan, and we've noticed that the standard variable rate on a rival bank – First Direct – is actually cheaper! Would it be madness to go for an SVR? GR, Northumberland
2008-06-24 04:24:37 -
Can You Afford It?: Old Quay Cottage, near Plymouth (Independent)
What you get : A large, semi-detached two-bedroom cottage, lovingly restored, that would serve a small family or those seeking a second home. Wonderful views from a balcony overlooking a busy marina.
2008-06-24 04:24:57 -
Beat the crunch: Why it can pay to rent (Independent)
House prices are falling, oil prices are soaring, the country has an unelected Labour prime minister and private renting has never been so popular. That might sound like 1975 but it actually describes Britain in 2008. According to Halifax bank, one in eight – or 12 per cent – of households rents privately, the highest share since Rising Damp, the classic sitcom about renting, was topping the TV ...
2008-06-24 04:25:38 -
Mortgage approvals slump to record low (Guardian Unlimited)
Chancellor accuses banks of charging too much as approvals to drop by 56% from May last year
2008-06-24 04:35:11 -
How to Save Your Home from Foreclosure (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Are you two months or more past due on your mortgage payments and sweating it out? If so you're not alone.
2008-06-24 04:54:25