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Engineer Profits With Fluor? Just how long can this global energy, commodities, and construction boom go on? These leading engineering companies are going gangbusters, but the stocks may be getting too pricey. |
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Your Smartest Money Move for 2012 If you have a high-interest mortgage, get rid of it. |
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Hot Economy Would Help Homestore The fundamentals for Homestore came in strong for the first quarter, though not as strong as expected. The big question for the company, which operates the leading network of real estate-related information websites, is how will a rising interest rate environment affect its sales? |
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Save Money on Your Mortgage Why spend more than you have to? There are a few ways you might be able to save money on the next mortgage you secure. |
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10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages. |
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Insurance to Keep Your House? Insuring your life may be smarter than insuring your mortgage. Here's why. |
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Construction Chaos In this age of economic uncertainty, when the stakes are higher, it's time to re-evaluate accepted concepts of how construction projects are carried out. |
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Should You Refinance? Now that interest rates have been inching up, does it still make sense to refinance your mortgage? Here are some factors to consider. |
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Remodeling to the Rescue The need to spruce up older homes could moderate a housing bust. Remember, new construction isn't the only kind of construction that matters. |
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This Crane Maker Looks Set to Lift Higher Manitowoc's superb third quarter may boost your hopes. |
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Lock That Rate! Safeguarding against mortgage rate movements can save you thousands. |
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Bad Bosses Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. |
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Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable. |
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Is Refinancing Worth It? Believe it or not, it may not be too late to refinance your mortgage. |
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Construction Spending Isn't Dead. Yet. Recently released construction spending figures are a good harbinger of things to come in the economy -- especially as real estate in all shapes and sizes continues to dominate the demise of banks. |
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Homes on Hold, But Otherwise Building Booms While home building has slowed, work on other projects is booming. |
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Mortgage Math How long should it take to pay for your home sweet home? How a mortgage fits into your financial plan depends on you -- your goals, your plans, your spending habits, your financial personality. |
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Get Married to Your Mortgage Make "till death do us part" a solemn vow of your home mortgage. |
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Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
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Interest Rates Hit 50-Year Low That's good news for some, and bad news for others. Interest rate-changes can have a big effect not only on your bank balances, but also on your portfolio. |
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February 24, 2003 |
Mortgage Banking The purpose of this advisory is to highlight concerns and provide guidance regarding mortgage-banking activities, primarily in the valuation and hedging of mortgage-servicing assets. |
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Keep Running From This Toxic Sector The construction industry is still in a gut-wrenching state. |
