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Keeping warm should be a bit cheaper this winter |
10-06-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Staying warm won't be quite as expensive this winter.
People who heat with natural gas should do especially well, seeing their lowest bills in five years. But no matter wha... |
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Hypo Real Estate shareholders face squeeze-out |
10-06-09 |
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| FRANKFURT (AP) — Shareholders of troubled German lender Hypo Real Estate AG were meeting Monday amid an attempt by the German government, which owns the majority of the company, to buy out re... |
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Homeowners in financial trouble often redefault |
10-05-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Lenders are ramping up efforts to avoid home foreclosures, but a report by bank regulators says more than half of borrowers who get help fall behind again.
More than 50 per... |
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Zap! Pow! Home decor gets a pop art punch |
09-29-09 |
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| Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film "Tommy" that really made a lasting impression.
In particular, a scene where Tommy's m... |
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Bipartisan push to stop real estate fraud |
09-29-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan push is under way in the Senate to spend more money to stop mortgage scams.
Sens. Charles Schumer, a Democrat, and Jon Kyl, a Republican, proposed legislation ... |
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Solar-hydrogen house in Florida combines new, old |
09-29-09 |
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| TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The elevated floor, tall ceilings, steeply pitched roof and broad overhangs are borrowed from the traditional "cracker house" that relied on shade and air m... |
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Steps to keep your home safe from fire |
09-29-09 |
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| Whether or not you live in a part of the country prone to raging wildfires, protecting your family from fire is still of paramount importance. While there's no such thing as a fireproof home, there... |
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Lawyers: Chinese drywall makers may ignore suits |
09-29-09 |
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| NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers representing homeowners and homebuilders who used drywall suspected of causing corrosion and possible health risks say they expect Chinese companies that made the w... |
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Bank suspends dealings with ACORN housing entity |
09-29-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America Corp. is suspending its work with the housing affiliate of embattled community organizing group ACORN.
The decision comes as three Republicans in Congress a... |
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Small details sometimes hinder help on mortgages |
09-25-09 |
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| PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It all comes down to details: The success of the federal government's attempts to keep homeowners from defaulting on their mortgages appears to hinge on small things such ... |
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