Archive for December, 2007

Board of Realtors sues Waterbury

WATERBURY — The Greater Waterbury Board of Realtors is suing the city, laying claim to a piece of land on which the Waterbury Arts Magnet School now sits. (3 mins ago)

School taxes see largest hike in decade

Communities around the state are seeing the biggest hike in school tax levies since the early 90s, and school administrators are blaming state lawmakers. (3 mins ago)

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

Team news ahead of Saturday’s Premier League match. (5 mins ago)

Better days ahead?

The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky housing market is ending a year in which the number of houses sold dropped at least 10 percent, requests to build new houses dropped 20 percent and the number of houses for sale swelled to record levels. (3 mins ago)

Brown aiming to keep United starlet

Campbell pounced for his third goal in three games after Richard Garcia had fired Hull in front at the start of the second half, to leave dreadful Wolves without a win in five games. (3 mins ago)

Hot Mortgage Trends

Rates are up, rates are down. It’s a buyer’s market, it’s a seller’s market. If the housing market seems like a roller coaster for would-be buyers, that’s because it is. But understanding the most current trends can help buyers know when to get on — or off — the ride. (7 mins ago)

What Lies Ahead For Economy?

Washington is scrambling to try to prevent the unfolding mortgage crisis from pushing the country into recession during an election year. (2 mins ago)

Washington Dealing With Mortgage Crisis

WASHINGTON ? After a slow and stumbling start, Washington is scrambling to try to prevent the unfolding mortgage crisis from pushing the country into recession during an election year. There is a strong feeling, though, that the government will need to do more to avert a financial disaster. (5 mins ago)

Loan woes limit giving

Jackie Castleberry won’t be playing Santa Claus this year. She usually buys her grandchildren, nieces and nephews lots of gifts around the holidays – bicycles, educational games, clothes – but this year she is just struggling to keep her North Las Vegas, Nev., house. The interest rate on her four-bedroom home loan shot up in October and she is $6,000 behind on her payments. She now owes $168,000 … (4 hours ago)

Should I Prepay My Home Equity Loan?

Does it make sense to sell mutual funds to prepay a home-equity loan? (2 days ago)