NewsRack: demo/Housing/Housing

Mass. Senate to begin debating state budget plan - Boston Globe: Massachusetts

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Mass. Senate to begin debating state budget plan

Aragon, Riviera face building code complaints - Chicago Tribune: Popular

Heather Gillers, Chicago Tribune reporter — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Aragon, Riviera face building code complaints

Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues - Twincities.com: Nation

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON—When Ben Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, the Federal Reserve chairman's words will be examined for any clues

Bernanke's congressional testimony to be studied for any hints of shift on Fed bond purchases - Star Tribune: Business

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues - Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

When Ben Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, the Federal Reserve chairman's words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper - or increase - its support for the economy.

F.B.I. Raid in Ramapo Returns Focus to Ballpark Deal - NY Times: NY Region

By PETER APPLEBOME — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

F.B.I. Raid in Ramapo Returns Focus to Ballpark Deal

Most expensive house ever hits market at $190M - MSNBC

Erika Riggs — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Most expensive house ever hits market at $190M

Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois - Chicago Tribune: Business

By Mary Ellen Podmolik — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois

Steamboat hedge fund manager ranked 7th among Barrons' top 100 - Steamboat Pilot

Tom Ross — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Hedge fund manager Deer Park Road Corp. employs 15 people, 13 of them full time. Fourteen of them have professional roles with the company and an even dozen already lived in Steamboat Springs at the time they signed on.

Pentagon wants $450 million for Guantanamo prison - Star Tribune: Latest

DONNA CASSATA — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results - Seattle Times: Top stories

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring.

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct. - San Jose Mercury News: Real Estate

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows.

Too much house is too much of a headache - San Jose Mercury News: Real Estate

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

I wasn't a total sucker. I didn't lock myself into a crazy mortgage or buy a bunch of spec homes I couldn't flip.

DebtAdviser: Pay debt while improving credit score - San Jose Mercury News: Real Estate

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Dear Debt Adviser: I'd like to pay off about $5,000 in credit card debt over the next one to two years.

Square Feet: Ambitious Paris Project Takes Shape in the Suburbs - NY Times: Business

By PETER SIGAL — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Square Feet: Ambitious Paris Project Takes Shape in the Suburbs

Austerity, Keynes can coexist - Twincities.com: Opinion

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

For those of us trying to sort out the debate over economic "austerity," there's a limit to what can be learned by inspecting the credentials of the contending economists.

Sen. Mike Lee renting house from friend who bought his home in short sale - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 21, 2013 03:57PM MDT Washington • Sen. Mike Lee sold his home in a short sale two years ago to a friend and then rented a home nearby from the same man, a neighbor, federal contractor and campaign donor. Lee was forced to forfeit his down payment and sell his sprawling million-dollar Alpine home — at a big loss to his mortgage bank, J.P. Morgan Chase — in 2011 after he was elected to the Senate and couldn’t afford the payments. The buyer, property records show, was Ron McMillan, an author and co-founder of VitalSmar... ...

Home Depot’s First-Quarter Earnings Lifted by Housing Recovery - NY Times: Business

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Home Depot’s First-Quarter Earnings Lifted by Housing Recovery

Pension reform: Proposal to cut pensions could hurt California even more than housing crash - San Jose Mercury News: Opinion

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Dave Low, chairman of Californians for Retirement Security, argues that public pension funds CalPERS and CalSTRS have the funds to pay their obligations for decades to come. Cutting pensions is a short-sighted move that will ultimately mean greater hardship for the state.

25K in Illinois benefit from mortgage settlement - Yahoo! News Search Results for mortgage

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

More than 25,000 Illinois residents have received approximately $1.8 billion from the landmark national mortgage settlement but servicer compliance with the pact remains an issue for several companies, according to a report from the settlement's independent monitor, issued Tuesday.

Tribune Watchdog: Dolton mayor says senior center will be investigated - Chicago Tribune: Popular

By Andy Grimm — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Tribune Watchdog: Dolton mayor says senior center will be investigated

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati - Boston Globe: Latest

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in midday trading; eyes on Federal Reserve moves - Star Tribune: Business

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in midday trade - Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next moves.

Jobs, economic development and housing budget bill makes important investments in our state - MinnPost

Caitlin Biegler — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Minnesota Budget Bites As the 2013 Legislative Session closes, the final budget bills have been passed by the House and Senate. Last week the omnibus jobs, economic development and housing bill ( House File 729 ) received its final vote in both houses, investing $89 million in additional general fund resources to strengthen the state’s economy by creating jobs, increasing workforce training opportunities and improving affordable housing options. Economic development The conference committee agreement follows Governor Dayton’s recommendation for providing loans and grants to local governments and businesses through the Minnesota Investment Fund and the Minnesota Job Creation Fund, investing an additional $54 million in these funds in FY 2014-15. The goal of these funds is to create between 12,500 and 15,000 new jobs in the state. The agreement also includes a one-time $1 million grant for economic development and job creation in an economically depressed area of the state and a one-time ...