Archive for May, 2011
Foreclosed Homes: Which States Have Steepest Discounts? – ABC News
Foreclosure homes are selling at a 27% discount to non-distressed properties nationwide, but discounts are far larger in some states. In 10 states, average foreclosure discounts in the first quarter ran more than 35% below the average prices of non …
West Hollywood Craftsman no longer shows its age
The West Hollywood home looked scruffy when Welly Yang first saw it. But he and his wife recognized its potential and transformed it into a habitable and hip environment. When Welly Yang laid eyes on the California Craftsman on a West Hollywood side street, the frontyard was overgrown and surrounded by a chain-link fence, the [...]
Federal prosecutors charge tattoo parlor owner who purchased Ohio State football memorabilia
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The tattoo parlor owner who bought Ohio State football memorabilia was charged Friday in federal court with drug trafficking and money laundering, though his attorney said there’s no connection with the scandal unfolding over the sale of the items. Edward Rife will plead guilty to the charges and cooperate with authorities, documents [...]
Turning green over tax credits
Can the Internal Revenue Service handle tax-credit programs that pump out billions of dollars to homeowners and buyers? A new federal investigation…
Report shows nearly a quarter of nation’s foreclosures are in Florida
Palm Beach Post Thursday, May 26, 2011 WEST PALM BEACH — Nearly a quarter of the nation’s home foreclosures have Florida addresses, leaving the Sunshine State with the largest chunk of the country’s mortgage problem. The number of Florida loans in foreclosure — 466,454 — is more than the total number of loans in 22 [...]
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Study some important and significant information on restaurant for sale by owner and search restaurant for sale from web. Start a profession that give adequate money, was relatively low-cost to begin. Whenever you are starting your own business …
Mortgage finance overhaul begins to take shape
The Obama administration is pushing ahead with a vast rewrite of the rules of the nation’s mortgage market separately from the delicate task of devising options to abolish mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
BofA Unit’s Utah Foreclosures Are Illegal, State Says in Letter
A Bank of America Corp. (BAC) unit conducting home foreclosures in Utah is violating the law, the state’s attorney general said.
Foreclosures Make Up 53 Percent of Home Sales in Nevada – HispanicBusiness.com
Nevada foreclosures accounted for 53 percent of residential sales in the first quarter and those units sold for 18 percent less than traditional sales, according to a report released by a California research firm. Nevada, which has long led the nation in …
Charlie Sheen lists his Beverly Hills home
The Mediterranean-style home includes spacious public rooms, screening room, outdoor kitchen, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen has listed his residence in Beverly Hills’ gated Mulholland Estates for $7.2 million.