Housing wait is ‘out of control’ - Cambridge News
THE number of households in Cambridgeshire waiting for social housing has soared by 5,500 in the past five years. Statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) show there were 9,902 households in Cambridgeshire on the
Home price index sinks at record clip in February - Boston Globe
NEW YORK— Housing prices dropped in February at the fastest rate ever, a widely watched index showed on Tuesday, reflecting that the housing slump is gaining momentum and showing no signs of letting up. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price
British mortgage total at 15-year-low - Forbes
The Bank of England said Tuesday that the number of home mortgages approved in March was the lowest in 15 years of record keeping, yet another sign of the slowdown in the once-booming housing market and the economy at massive. The bank stated the 64,000
Nation briefs - Detroit News
NEW YORK — Housing prices dropped in February at the fastest rate ever, a widely watched index showed on Tuesday, reflecting that the housing slump is gaining momentum and showing no signs of letting up. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price
Summary Box: More Republicans back Democrats’ housing rescue - Newsday
CONFLICTED GOP : Despite objections from the White House , some Republicans are converting to the Democrats’ housing plan after getting an earful from voters struggling to fight off foreclosures. WHO: The GOP lawmakers backing Democrat Barney Frank
Housing foreclosures push Houston renters out the door - Houston Chronicle
Contractor Jessie Johnson rebuilds homes lost to Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. But back here in Houston he faces the possible loss of his own home — the house he rents has been foreclosed on. “I’d really like to know what I can do to keep from
Feds state head of East Haven agency embezzled - Newsday
EAST HAVEN, Conn. - Federal authorities have charged the head of the East Haven Housing Authority and her husband with embezzling $173,000 in federal funds from the bureau. Cassandra and Jonathan Ashe allegedly made more than 250 withdraws with a
Repairs Underway in Barracks, Army Says - Washington Post
Peeling paint was among the conditions that soldiers returning from Afghanistan found in their Fort Bragg, N.C., barracks. (By Ed Frawley) A senior Army official voiced regret yesterday for dilapidated conditions at barracks in Fort Bragg , N.C
U.K. House Prices Posted First Annual Drop Since 1996 in April - Bloomberg
April 30 (Bloomberg) — U.K. home prices fell in April from a year earlier, the first such decline since 1996, after the credit squeeze dried up finance for property buys, Nationwide Building Society stated. Home values dropped 1 percent to 178
Illegals denied Habitat housing - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Immigrants must prove they’re here legally and have the right to work in the United Says before they receive low-cost homes through Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, the nonprofit organization has decided. The organization’s board of
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