Actress Andie MacDowell has bought land in an environmentally focused mountain community in western North Carolina and plans to build an eco-friendly house there ... plus more.
Struggling U.S. homeowners could receive federal loans to pay down as much as 20% of their principal under a proposal by the FDIC to help stem foreclosures.
With the House and Senate working to hammer out differences in their respective approaches to solving the housing/credit crisis, problems are already emerging with other solutions proposed or enacted tackle pieces of the problem.
Speaking to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in Chicago on Thursday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Anthony W. Ryan said failures in transactions of treasuries had increased over the last twelve months and called on investors to
In a letter to U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said it is impossible to tell when markets will normalize and that the Fed is constantly reviewing its monetary policy tools to make them more effective.
Dr Priyan P. Khakhar ponders why a location that should, on the face of it, be considered a risky investment proposition manages to maintain a booming, buoyant property market
A cheap, educated labour force; Vast areas of available land; a reputation for manufacturing excellence; generous discounts and tax incentives for foreign businesses. For how much longer will international investors be able to ignore Konya’s charms? Lara Williams reports.
