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ECB's Draghi Says Oil Prices `Limit' Monetary Policy (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 31 (Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank council member Mario Draghi said record oil prices are dictating the level of borrowing costs.
2008-05-31 07:32:27 -
Missed mortgage payments rise (The West Australian)
The number of WA households falling behind in mortgage repayments has soared, increasing the risk of a rash of home repossessions as owners fail to keep pace with interest rate rises.
2008-05-31 09:52:50 -
Site offers residents way to estimate tax bill (The Post & Mail)
Whitley County residents can estimate their property tax bills themselves by using a state government Web site tool.
2008-05-31 09:54:34 -
Housing slump hits New England's 2- and 3-family market hard (Boston Globe)
When Osman and Rose Bangura bought a two-family home three years ago at the peak of a housing boom, they saw a good investment in the $400,000 colonial, just a quarter-mile from the Merrimack River and the renovated 19th century textile mills now helping to fuel Lowell's rebirth.
2008-05-31 10:08:46 -
Columbia FTA would break down trade barriers (AG Weekly)
Trade issues typically get less media than hot-button issues like immigration, mortgage-industry challenges and energy prices. However, regulating trade between the United States and other nations is a constitutional obligation of Congress.
2008-05-31 10:21:08 -
Getting a good deal on home loan rates (The New Zealand Herald)
With big banks hiking their popular shorter term fixed mortgage rates again last week, experts say now is the time for borrowers to negotiate over rates and payment methods.
2008-05-31 10:31:10 -
How to live rent-free at a top city address (The New Zealand Herald)
House sitting is becoming a thriving part of the property sector as mortgage rates, rents and domestic costs continue to rise. Once an ad hoc, temporary arrangement between family or neighbours, house sitting is now a business, with at least two agencies matching sitters with homeowners.
2008-05-31 10:49:20 -
A missing parcel case is all wrapped up - Daily Telegraph
You had mislaid the certificate of proof of posting for a parcel which was one metre long, 32cms deep and 32cms wide. You say it would be impossible to lose. You had chased this up and the parcel had been deemed lost. Royal Mail had even paid you ...
2008-05-30 02:06:00 -
Property expert Chris Bartram says investors should sit tight on their ... - Times Online
As you wander around the open building site that is the Square Mile, it is impossible not to ask the question. What, precisely, are we going to do with all these buildings once they are finished? There is, according to the City Corporation, 7 million ...
2008-05-30 01:59:00 -
Don't raid retirement savings to pay the mortgage - Marketwatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Question: I have two home loans totaling 100% financing. Both are variable rate, interest-only loans. The 80% loan is a 5-year ARM; the 20% loan is a home-equity loan in which the rate changes monthly. I have been in my ...
2008-05-28 05:57:00 -
Behind on mortgage payments? By all means turn to prayer - Seattle Post Intelligencer
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: We're like a lot of people today, falling further and further behind on our mortgage payments. We're going to lose our house if something doesn't happen. Would it be wrong to pray about this, since it isn't religious? -- Mrs. V.P ...
2008-05-29 12:20:00 -
Program will help residents with mortgage payments (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
As the number of people losing their homes in the south suburbs rises, local officials want to offer help and guidance.
2008-05-31 02:00:19 -
How to Win in Today's Housing Market (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - For all the dire news coming out of the housing market, there's a big, shiny silver lining waiting for many homeowners and home buyers. The Federal Reserve has repeatedly dropped interest rates in the past month - good news for anyone seeking a mortgage.
2008-05-31 02:53:22 -
NJ gov must release e-mails with ex-girlfriend (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine was ordered Friday to release hundreds of pages of e-mails he and his staff exchanged with a state union leader the Democrat once dated.
2008-05-31 06:14:04 -
Three face drug, mortgage-fraud charges - The Columbus Dispatch
Two men and a woman are facing federal charges of selling cocaine, crack and marijuana and using the proceeds to commit mortgage fraud. Shawn E. Pass, 32, of Galena, and Thomas A. Mundell, 29, of Columbus, face the most serious charges in a 17-count ...
2008-05-30 12:11:00