Fed Says Recession Easing, Inflation Not A Threat Jun 25, 2009
Fed Says Recession Easing, Inflation Is Tame - Money News Story - KPRC Houston. Live Cameras, Conditions. (Click2Houston, TX)
Greinke Goes For Royals In Houston Jun 24, 2009
Discover strategies that can lead you down the path of stress-free home buying. The signs of Cancer can sometimes be very subtle. (Click2Houston, TX)
Movoto.com debuts Phoenix home listings Jun 24, 2009
The California company bills its services a start to finish home buying solution with more than 37,000 Arizona listings. In addition to the listings, the site offers statistics, proprietary information and access to a network of independent real estate agents if desired. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
'Jon & Kate' Halts As Gosselins Separate Jun 24, 2009
Discover strategies that can lead you down the path of stress-free home buying. 123. (Click2Houston, TX)
Video: Century 21 Real Estate Announces 'Path To Your Dreams Sweepstakes' $221,000 Grand Prize Winner At Grand Central Terminal Jun 23, 2009
"Over the past two months, we've seen the 'Path to Your Dreams Sweepstakes' energize consumers about the traditional home buying season," said Tom Kunz, president and chief executive officer, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. "We are thrilled to be giving Kimberly Green $221,000 toward the purchase of a home, and we hope that this exciting event drives consumers to explore the path to their dreams of homeownership.". The 'Path to Your Dreams Sweepstakes' generated more than 581,000 unique online... (PR Newswire)
GovDelivery Relocates Headquarters within Saint Paul to Support Growth Jun 23, 2009
We have a team of agents ready to help and assist you in your home buying needs. Fast, easy search for real estate listings in Minnesota. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Turmoil In Iran Jun 23, 2009
Riot Police Use Tear Gas To Halt Protest In Iran - Politics News Story - KSBW The Central Coast. Riot Police Use Tear Gas To Halt Protest In Iran. (KSBW 8, CA)
Real Estate Outlook: Housing Starts Are Up Again Jun 23, 2009
Consumer confidence, which is extremely important for home buying, was up again for the fourth consecutive month, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey. Even retail sales were up slightly -- and that's an important sign that people are slowly coming out of the shell they've been in since last Fall, and are now starting to spend money again. (RealtyTimes)
Car Fire Leaves 10 Acres Of Grassland Charred Jun 23, 2009
"Firefighters were able to extinguish the grass fire in about 20 minutes with four engine companies and the help of four light brush companies.Copyright 2009 by . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sponsored Links Links We Like Sponsored Content If you have aspirations of becoming a millionaire, check out these five habits that may be worth emulating. These ten power nutrients can turn back the clock on your bodys ability to... (KERO 23, CA)
Stocks Tumble On Bleak Outlook For World Economy Jun 23, 2009
Stocks Turn Negative In Month Of June. MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer. (KSBW 8, CA)
Hollywood Takes Stand In Santa Barbara Trial Jun 23, 2009
Story Inspired Movie 'Alpha Dog. POSTED: 3:57 pm PDT June 22, 2009UPDATED: 3:58 pm PDT June 22, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Friends Mourn Teen Killed In Crash Jun 23, 2009
Michael Matchus, 18, Dies After Truck Flips. POSTED: 9:57 am CDT June 22, 2009UPDATED: 10:06 am CDT June 22, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Gas Prices Finally Dip Jun 23, 2009
69 A Gallon, AAA Says. CHRIS KAHN, AP Energy Writer. (KSBW 8, CA)
Woman Says Money Too Fake To Be Felony Jun 23, 2009
Counterfeiter Says Bills Looked Too Fake To Count. POSTED: 8:27 am PDT June 22, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Bulletin Board Jun 22, 2009
8 Steps to Home Buying. Presented by Craig Ackerman of Ackerman Realty Group. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tubing Accident Jun 22, 2009
1 Woman Killed, 1 Critically Injured. POSTED: 11:20 pm CDT June 21, 2009UPDATED: 11:54 pm CDT June 21, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Housing Recovery in U.S. Remains Uphill Battle on Recession, Foreclosures Jun 22, 2009
The home buying market will continue to struggle until the foreclosure crisis comes to an end, the report said. Although new federal efforts may prevent millions of families from losing their homes, mounting job losses will likely keep foreclosures at elevated. (Bloomberg -- US)
Washington Report: U.S. Financial Regulatory System Jun 22, 2009
That law, administered by HUD since 1974, covers many key aspects of the home buying process - from the upfront good faith estimates, or GFE, disclosures to the settlement sheet itself. Equally important, RESPA bans kickbacks, sets guidelines for title insurers and settlement service providers, and creates complex rules governing all affiliated businesses in the real estate, mortgage and title fields. (RealtyTimes)
Tax credit for home purchase could rise Jun 22, 2009
Some economists say a tax benefit is vital to spur home buying and help stabilize prices. "I'm fairly confident that (Congress) will extend the tax credit, because it is so important that housing come back," says Bernard Baumohl, an economist at the Economic Outlook Group. (USA Today -- Money)
Echo Boomers a Lifeline for Embattled U.S. Housing Jun 22, 2009
The generation is entering the peak home buying and renting ages of 25 to 44 and numbers over five million people more than did their parents' record-sized group in the 1970s. "Echo boomers are larger than the baby boomer population. Couple that with immigration and you have the seeds, the possibility of a housing recovery," Nicolas Retsinas, director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, said in an interview. (ABC News -- Wire)
37-Year-Old Castroville Woman Dies In Crash Jun 22, 2009
19-Year-Old Driver Swerves Off Road. POSTED: 6:38 pm PDT June 21, 2009UPDATED: 6:49 pm PDT June 21, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Energy Prices Tumble; Gasoline Leads Way Jun 21, 2009
Gov. Report Shows Large Gas Surplus. CHRIS KAHN, AP Energy Writer. (KERO 23, CA)
Record Score On Pushover US Open Course Jun 21, 2009
Tiger Struggles In Opening Round Of US Open. DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer. (KSBW 8, CA)
Nude Hiking Buffs Ready As Solstice Nears Jun 21, 2009
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Clothed Hikers Oppose Naked Hiking Day. (KERO 23, CA)
Police: Arby's Bathroom Damaged By Fireworks Jun 20, 2009
No One Injured, Authorites Say. POSTED: 1:43 pm PDT June 18, 2009UPDATED: 3:17 pm PDT June 19, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
KFC Giveaway Complaints Headed Toward Court Jun 20, 2009
Customers Missed Out On Free Grilled Chicken Meal. POSTED: 2:43 pm PDT June 18, 2009UPDATED: 1:49 pm PDT June 19, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Judge To Rule On Flag Desecration Case Jun 20, 2009
Shirley Phelps-Roper Wants Case Sent To Nebraska Supreme Court. POSTED: 11:09 am CDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 11:17 am CDT June 19, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
2 Tornadoes Left Damage In Buffalo County Jun 20, 2009
Strongest Tornado Wednesday Rated EF1. POSTED: 12:35 pm CDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 2:02 pm CDT June 19, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Councilwoman Wants To Scrap Water Park Jun 20, 2009
Lake Zorinsky Project Already Under Construction. POSTED: 9:35 pm CDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 9:48 pm CDT June 19, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Iran's Leader: End Protests Or Risk Bloodshed Jun 20, 2009
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Addresses Country In Rare Speech. ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writers. (KERO 23, CA)
Group Fights For Man Convicted In 1970 Police Bombing Jun 20, 2009
Supreme Court Rejects Ed Poindexter's Appeal. POSTED: 10:51 am CDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 5:39 pm CDT June 19, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Lawyer Passes Out In Neighbor's Trash Can Jun 20, 2009
Larry Wilder Says He's Embarrassed Over Situation. POSTED: 6:34 pm PDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 7:48 pm PDT June 19, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
LSU Fans Mean Big Bucks For Omaha Jun 20, 2009
Win Helps Team Extend Stay In College World Series. POSTED: 9:26 pm CDT June 19, 2009UPDATED: 9:54 pm CDT June 19, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Santa Cruz Gets Message, Cuts Back Water Use Jun 19, 2009
UC Santa Cruz Drops Water Usage 27 Percent. POSTED: 4:04 pm PDT June 18, 2009UPDATED: 6:40 pm PDT June 18, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
City To Workers: Wear Underwear, Deodorant Jun 19, 2009
POSTED: 4:47 am PDT June 18, 2009UPDATED: 11:52 am PDT June 18, 2009. -- A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant. (KSBW 8, CA)
Woman Accused Of Embezzling $155,000 From Marketing Firm Jun 19, 2009
Tammy Schomaker Co-Founded Synerg Marketing. POSTED: 9:41 am CDT June 18, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Ensign Helped Mistress's Husband Get Jobs Jun 19, 2009
Ensign Helped Mistress's Husband Get 2 Jobs - Politics News Story - KSBW The Central Coast. Ensign Helped Mistress's Husband Get 2 Jobs. (KSBW 8, CA)
PETA Wishes Obama Hadn't Swatted That Fly Jun 19, 2009
PETA Sends Obama Bug Humane Bug Catcher. POSTED: 7:02 pm PDT June 17, 2009UPDATED: 5:20 am PDT June 18, 2009. (KERO 23, CA)
MaineHousing's 'Gift of Green' offers incentives to buy home Jun 19, 2009
The classes educate homebuyers about the home buying process and different types of mortgage products. Informed buyers have a better chance for successful homeownership. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Numerous Cracks Found In State Hiring Freezes Jun 19, 2009
Exceptions Include Zookeepers, Dog Wardens. ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press Writer. (KSBW 8, CA)
More Parents Living With Children Jun 18, 2009
Watch Includes 30 Counties In Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas. Omaha Family Sees Benefits Of Intergenerational Living. (7 KETV Omaha)
Which way mortgage rates? Jun 18, 2009
The last thing this economy needs is a slowdown in mortgage refinancings and home buying. The U.S. Labor Department said today the consumer price index increased just 0. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
City Leaders: Laws, Police Won't Stop Violence Jun 18, 2009
Watch Includes 30 Counties In Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas. Job Initiatives, Education Eyed In Reducing Crime Cycles. (7 KETV Omaha)
Mortgage Applications Fall to 7-Month Low Jun 18, 2009
The plunge in demand for home loans may help gauge how the hard-hit U.S. housing market is faring this spring, the peak home buying season. 1. (ABC News -- Business)
Fresh look at bait-and-switch mortgage cases Jun 18, 2009
Home buying and mortgage refinancing are on the mind of many folks these days and I have upbeat and downbeat updates this week. Last week I profiled Stephen Hallgren, a Web developer, husband and dad who is a first-time homeowner in the city of Albany's Pine Hills neighborhood. (Albany Times Union)
Former Beauty Queen Held Without Bail Jun 18, 2009
On The Side Home Buying Tips. You probably have no idea how much money youre potentially wasting when it comes to your electric bill. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
More Than 100 Kids Sue Over Parents' Deportations Jun 18, 2009
Kids Say Constitutional Rights Being Violated. LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ, AP Hispanic Affairs Writer. (KSBW 8, CA)
Get Auto Insurance Quotes Today! Jun 17, 2009
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Donald Trump Aims To Retake Control Of Casinos Jun 17, 2009
WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Writer. POSTED: 9:11 am PDT June 16, 2009UPDATED: 10:06 am PDT June 16, 2009. (KERO 23, CA)
Pa. Windfall: Cop Finds $100 Bills Blowing In Wind Jun 17, 2009
Windfall: Cop Finds $100 Bills Blowing In Wind - Bakersfield News Story - KERO Bakersfield. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (KERO 23, CA)
18-Year-Old Shot In Salinas Drive-By Jun 17, 2009
Activist Calls For Witness To Speak Up. POSTED: 6:17 pm PDT June 16, 2009UPDATED: 12:02 am PDT June 17, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Beauty Of Beasts: Swiss Cows Fight To Be Queen Jun 17, 2009
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Judges Record Fights As Villagers Watch. (KERO 23, CA)
3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland Jun 17, 2009
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Help Needed For When 35,000 Cyclists Descend On CB Jun 17, 2009
Council Bluffs To Host RAGBRAI Starting Point. POSTED: 5:59 pm CDT June 16, 2009UPDATED: 6:34 pm CDT June 16, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
New Regulations Bad For Local Appraiser Jun 17, 2009
Southwest Bakersfield. New Rule To Prevent Mortgage Fraud May Run Long-Time Appraiser Out Of Business. (KERO 23, CA)
Some push to expand home-buying tax credit Jun 16, 2009
Marchant's House colleague, Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who represents downtown Dallas, has introduced the Home Buying Credit Expansion Act (HR2606), which would extend the credit through Dec. 31, 2010 ... On the one hand, any broadening of tax incentives for home buying would be good news for their builder and realty broker members. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
What Exactly Is Mello-Roos? California Home Buying Information Jun 16, 2009
California Home Buying Information ... California Home Buying Information by Todd Foust and Charmaine Ngo ... She is an Ohio native and while fairly new to Southern California, she brings a fresh perspective to the local home buying experience. (RealtyTimes)
Police: Armed Robbery Makes Teens City's Most Wanted Jun 16, 2009
Police Seek Kevon Moss, Joshua Minton. POSTED: 11:06 am CDT June 15, 2009UPDATED: 11:19 am CDT June 15, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
Get the most out of your homebuying tax credit Jun 16, 2009
California also enacted its own one-time home buying credit for newly built homes purchased between Feb. 28 and March 1, 2010. The nonrefundable credit, which is for all buyers, not just first timers, is equal to 5 percent of the purchase price up to $10,000. (MSNBC -- Business)
More Women Making Impact on Custom Home Building Market Jun 16, 2009
It s not only that women make more of the home buying decisions; it s also that they decide differently," said Dave Harding, CMP, an NAHB National Sales Manager of the Year and Principal, Western Market Forces. "The single-greatest identifiable group of prospects--indeed constituting a majority of the population--is women. Male builders try to design homes then merchandise them to appeal to that largest demographic. (RealtyTimes)
Man Accidentally Released From Jail Jun 16, 2009
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. POSTED: 4:19 pm PDT June 12, 2009UPDATED: 4:27 pm PDT June 12, 2009. (KERO 23, CA)
Trial Of John Kenney - Timeline Of Events Jun 16, 2009
Below is a interactive timeline of the events leading up to the fatal shootings of Mel and Elizabeth Grimes and the following trial of John Kenney. The timeline can be moved by clicking and dragging inside the box below. (KSBW 8, CA)
Puppy Flushed Down Toilet, Survives Jun 16, 2009
Plumbing Firm Able To Locate Dog After Toilet Bath. POSTED: 1:45 pm PDT June 15, 2009. (KSBW 8, CA)
Law Enforcement Gets $136M From Stimulus Jun 16, 2009
Money To Strengthen Calif. Law Enforcement Programs, AG Says. (KSBW 8, CA)
Joe Patrick, Longtime Local Sports Figure, Dies At 84 Jun 6, 2009
Joe Patrick Former KETV Sports Anchor. POSTED: 4:44 pm CDT June 5, 2009UPDATED: 5:29 pm CDT June 5, 2009. (7 KETV Omaha)
