Posts Tagged ‘philadelphia’

Foreclosures Shove Americans into a Debt Abyss

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The nationwide foreclosures have literally shoved the American people into a debt abyss. Irrespective of the reasons and circumstances, the financial crunch that has gripped the country has not spared the native or the immigrant, young or old, poor or the affluent. America\’s money lenders and brokers have acted the Pied Piper in leading millions [...]

Battle Against Philadelphia Foreclosures

Monday, May 19th, 2008

By getting temporary freeze, Philadelphia has bared its fangs and is one up in the battle against foreclosures. The City Council allowed for enforcement of moratorium on house mortgages. The sales scheduled for April auctions were put off, said Curtis Jones, a city council person. He was one of the sponsors for the resolution and [...]

The Foreclosure Crisis Today Is The Tip Of The Iceberg

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Foreclosures in the subprime market have nose-dived. The news media are choking with information. The sub-prime was set up to help the low-income group or those with bad credit history. But it is this group’s dream houses are crumbling like sand castles. But mortgage representatives as well as the Federal Reserve Bank have rushed in [...]

In the Region | Long Island: A Prime Site for Cooking Classes

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Downtown Riverhead is hoping to bring some of the bustle back to Main Street with a new culinary school.
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Buyers Seek Historic or Period Homes

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

From Panama to Shanghai, buyers are paying top dollar for properties with pedigrees and developers are prioritizing careful renovations of historic buildings.
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Baltimore Foreclosure Rate on the Rise

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Foreclosure statistics in the Baltimore area can be deceiving. While during the past four years the number of foreclosures in Baltimore has fallen by nearly 8%, the foreclosure market in Baltimore is still ripe. The percentage of foreclosures as compared with the number of homeowners in the city is nearly double in Baltimore what it [...]