| No union requirement on Lake Champlain Bridge project Non-unionized contractors won a victory, for now, in their fight to bid on the $80 million replacement of the Lake Champlain Bridge. bizjournals.com |
Mortgage relief for unemployed borrowers The Obama administration announced new ways Friday to tackle the foreclosure crisis, in part by requiring lenders to temporarily slash or eliminate monthly mortgage payments for many borrowers who are unemployed.Washington Post staff writer Renae Merle, and Andrew Jakabovics, Associate Director for Housing and Economics at the Center for American Progress, will take questions on the proposal and which borrowers will be eligible for aid. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Real estate matters: Mind the loopholes when buying or selling My son is selling his house. He and the buyer signed a sales contract. My son offered owner financing to the buyer. The buyer inspected the property with a professional home inspector and submitted a lengthy list of repairs. Real estate - United States - Services - Property Law and Real Estate - Law feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Newsweek: Banks do too little, too late on mortgages Big banks have finally realized that the mortgage malaise won't stop spreading throughout their loan books until barrier walls are erected. They've started providing better workout solutions than those offered by the federal government. The question now is whether progress has come too late. Mortgage - Loan - Business - Financial services - United States pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Trying to refinance while waiting for home to sell is tough Q. My husband and I have had our house on the market since May with no offers. We want to know if we should refinance while we wait out this horrible buyers' market. feeds.washingtonpost.com |