Archive for November, 2008
Civil rights complaint targets Wall Street rating firms
Moody’s and Fitch’s high ratings of subprime mortgage bonds disproportionately harmed black and Latino home buyers, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition alleges. In what is apparently the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil rights complaint against two of the three largest Wall Street rating firms, [...]
Newspaper sued by former owner for failing to pay its debts (Tahlequah Daily Press)
The former owner of a local newspaper is taking the new owner to court, records show.
Man reports dog chasing cattle (Tahlequah Daily Press)
A Cherokee County man has filed a report concerning dogs chasing his livestock. Winston Hoffman spoke with deputies Wednesday about the matter. Reports state he shot two of the dogs that were after his cows.
Local homeowner may have surprised burglar (Tahlequah Daily Press)
Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies say a persistent homeowner may have surprised a pair of burglary suspects Tuesday. Billy Wayne Worl, 44, and Kenneth Walter Vopnford, 27, were booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center on charges of second-degree burglary and trespassing.
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Home sales plunge in Indy metro area
Home sales in the Indianapolis metropolitan area plunged 24 percent last month despite signs that the nation’s housing market is starting to recover.
Home sales heat up in the west
Sales of existing homes jumped dramatically in the Western region in October as buyers scooped up foreclosed homes and other bargains.
How To Boost Your Home Value
Tips for increasing value of your home
Borrowers seek a 'taste of the bailout pie'
Would-be mortgage borrowers have rushed to refinance their loans and even weighed plans to buy homes following the government’s move this week to loosen consumer lending.
Mortgage rates fall, if you can get a loan
Mortgage rates fell for the second day in a row Wednesday, and could be heading toward levels home buyers and owners haven’t seen this year.