| Construction slowdown slams local firms Tanya Sims is pretty secure her firm has work for the next three months. bizjournals.com |
Unemployed and 'underwater' to get mortgage relief Under fire to do more to stop the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration will announce Friday new steps to help the unemployed and those who are "underwater" with a bigger mortgage than their home is worth. rss.cnn.com |
Mortgage delinquencies surge to a record The mortgage crisis is dragging on the economic recovery as more homeowners fall behind on their payments. Foreclosure - Mortgage - Business - Real estate - United States pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
The real lessons of declining homeownership FOR YEARS, government policy has aimed at driving up the owner-occupied share of residential housing, on the theory that everyone should have a shot at putting down roots and building up wealth. But judging by the latest numbers, that dream is fading. The national homeownership rate fell from 67.2... United States - Fannie Mae - Owner-occupier - United States Census Bureau - Federal government of the United States feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Optimism is alive in Southeast D.C. neighborhood of Fairlawn It's possible that Fairlawn is now on the cusp of growth, including a renovated shopping center and a long-awaited development at Poplar Point, but those are currently on hold. A few developments are already happening: Anacostia High School is being modernized; the renovated Anacostia Public Library feeds.washingtonpost.com |