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Borrowing against your home can be good, but risky, way to grow net worth (MSN Money Canada)
MONTREAL - U.S. housing foreclosures may spook some Canadian homeowners, but borrowing against your home to fund the purchase of market investments remains a potentially lucrative way to expand personal net worth over the long-term, advisers say.
2008-04-07 09:06:42 -
Engaging India: Public sector incentives (rediff.com)
Engaging India is an online column analysing the issues, trends and forces behind the business and politics shaping India and its impact on the world. Engaging India appears on Thursday mornings exclusively on FT.com India, a dedicated online section on India, and is written by Jo Johnson, the Financial Times' South Asia bureau chief; Amy Yee, New Delhi correspondent; and Joe Leahy, Mumbai ...
2008-04-07 09:26:57 -
Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Probably Fell in February (Bloomberg.com)
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Contracts to buy previously owned homes declined in February, indicating the U.S. real-estate recession will extend into a third year, economists said before a report today.
2008-04-07 09:28:02 -
Community Calendar (Savannah Morning News)
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2008-04-07 10:04:11 -
Community Briefs (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Community Briefs
2008-04-07 10:06:10 -
PMC Biogenix Inc. Buys Lots From Chemtura (The Memphis Daily News)
PMC Biogenix Inc. has bought various lots in the Trendex Industrial Subdivision from Chemtura Corp. for $3.3 million. PMC took out a loan in conjuncti....
2008-04-07 10:09:16 -
Growth in consumer borrowing slowed in February (Post-Bulletin)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers, battered by a credit crunch and prolonged housing slump, significantly slowed their pace of borrowing in February
2008-04-07 10:26:56 -
Cuts in housing, auto jobs likely (Journal Inquirer)
Michelle Leahey, left, of Windsor Locks and Pat Pelkey of Manchester read cards left at the gravesite during a memorial service to mark the second anniversary of the death of the late singer Gene Pitney at the Somers Center Cemetery on Sunday, April 6, 2008. Behind them are, from left, Cliff Edwards, president of the Board of Directors of the Gene Pitney Commemorative Committee, Bruce Dinnie, ...
2008-04-07 10:46:16 -
Inflation a threat for years to come: economist (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There is more gloomy news today for anyone who has a home mortgage, or is hoping to get one.
2008-04-07 08:09:53 -
Katrina victims face foreclosure (USA Today)
Homeowners trying to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina are increasingly facing a new adversary: foreclosures. As housing repair bills mount, so does the pressure to make their primary housing payments.
2008-04-07 08:51:23 -
THA buys 49 acres from Monteil for $11.5m (Trinidad Express)
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has purchased almost 49 acres of land in the Adelphi Estate, Mason Hall, for $11.5 million, in which the ruling People's National Movement (PNM) treasurer Andre Monteil is said to have a substantial interest.
2008-04-07 09:04:50 -
Real Estate Experts Offer Advice to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure (PR.com)
Assist-2-Sell brokers from around the country offer advice to homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. [PR.com - April 08, 2008]
2008-04-07 09:07:05 -
Simons, Mandel Post Biggest Slump as Hedge Funds Hit by Markets (Bloomberg.com)
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge-fund titans James Simons and Stephen Mandel are showing the biggest losses of their careers in the $1.9 trillion industry's worst start in more than a decade.
2008-04-07 09:28:12 -
Job titles get quirky (Carroll County Online)
Four Legacies Mortgage customers don't work with a loan officer. Instead, they are connected with the company's chief motivation officer or its wealth creation specialist.
2008-04-07 09:42:21 -
Shea Homes' 1Q (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
With 88 net sales reported as of March 31, Shea Homes San Diego exceeded its first quarter projections, according to Vanessa Linn, vice president of sales and marketing.
2008-04-07 07:16:48