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Housing Starts Up 8.2%

June 8, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Housing Starts Up 8.2% Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April and applications for new building permits turned up for the first time in five months, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades. […]

Can Friends Cause Your Debt to Deepen?

June 7, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Can Friends Cause Your Debt to Deepen? Most of us have friends who make more money then we do, and it can put you in situations that are hard to handle. In fact, sometimes it can be downright stressful trying to balance your friendship … and if you’re not careful, those friends could cause […]

Home Energy Audits

June 6, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Home Energy Audits Everyone seems to be looking for ways to cut down on gasoline consumption to save money, but cutting down on energy consumption in your home is critical too. Free energy audits from your utility company are a popular way to save up to 30% on your energy bill… but you can […]

Walkaway Homeowners: Fact or Fiction?

June 5, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Walkaway Homeowners: Fact or Fiction? U.S. lenders claim people who owe more on their homes than they’re worth are simply abandoning them, "walking away" from high mortgage payments. Bankers say the trend is frightening because homeowners in the past have gone to great lengths to avoid foreclosure. But the Los Angeles Times […]

Consumer Confidence: Worst Since ’92

June 4, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Consumer Confidence: Worst Since ’92 A key measure of consumer confidence dropped in May to the lowest level in 16 years, as Americans grew more concerned about their jobs and more pessimistic about business conditions. The index has now declined for five months in a row. The Consumer Confidence Index is a weighted […]

Credit Cards: Train Your Teens Early

June 3, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Credit Cards: Train Your Teens Early Want your teen to learn to use credit without risking a debt dilemma? Get a credit card with training wheels. Stacy Johnson explains in this short (1:38) video. Have any experience with teens getting into credit card debt? How about a teen who has wrecked havoc with YOUR […]

House Trends Leaning to Smaller Homes

June 2, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

House Trends Leaning to Smaller Homes Over the years, many a forecaster has predicted the mass downsizing of the American home. Instead, the average size of newly built houses has continued to rise from just over 1,600 square feet in the late 1970s to nearly 2,300 now. But a number of trends now […]

Real Estate News – June 2008

June 1, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Real Estate News – June 2008 Our June 2008 Newsletter is now up… From the right Nav Menu, Find "PAGES AND NEWSLETTERS" and Select "June 2008 below "Our Monthly Newsletters".

Mortgages with Bad Credit History

May 31, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Mortgages with Bad Credit History As home loan guidelines get stiffer and stiffer, more and more people are finding bad credit mortgages as plan A, not plan B as it used to be. But just because you’re in the market for a bad credit mortgage loan doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still look for the […]

Global Warming Hits Home

May 30, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Global Warming Hits Home As the earth heats up and the ocean level rises, waterfront real estate along the oceans could be in trouble. But global warming could affect prices everywhere… and sooner than many people think. Money Editor Stacy Johnson takes a closer look at how Global Warming is hitting home, literally…. this video runs […]