Archive for August, 2008

Two entrepreneurs’ game: Pinball tennis »

As most tennis players enjoy early autumn weather, Arthur Chapman, 47, and David Enstone, 54, prefer to work up a sweat indoors. Every Monday at 8 A.M., the owners of William Raveis Chapman Enstone, a real estate firm in Newport, R.I., meet inside a cavernous space that resembles the inner courtyard of a monastery, complete […]

Exporting tiny houses »

Edward Leftwich loves to show visitors around the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens. It’s a massive 4,000-building mixed-use project that he just finished constructing for a client in Dubai, complete with hundreds of waterways, roads, and parks. But you don’t have to fly to Dubai to see it - the miniature city fits inside Leftwich’s office […]

2M borrowers avoid foreclosure »

Hope Now has helped more than 2 million at-risk borrowers stay in their homes during the past 13 months, according to numbers released by the coalition on Wednesday.

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Housing fix backfires »

Back in February, Congress passed into law a quick fix for the housing market. Unfortunately, it hasn’t done much good.

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Protect yourself from ID thieves »

Even weeks after Brenda Clarke’s identity was stolen and thousands of dollars in illegitimate credit card charges were discovered, she is still saddled with extremely high interest rates on her credit cards and a damaged credit score.

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Health care, not boomers, will bust us »

Entitlement has become a bit of a swear word. In Washington, D.C., it’s technically a nonpejorative term for government programs like Social shield and Medicare that aren’t subject to the usual budget process.

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Foreign ETFs to buy now »

Question: After reading thru your column lost the Boat on universal Funds, I’m totally on board with staying away from U.S. stocks. However, I have not found any info on which overseas stocks to look into. Can you give me any insight into foreign ETFs?

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Mortgage volume rises »

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Unlocking your home equity »

The housing rescue package that Congress scrambled to pass in July was aimed primarily at stemming foreclosures and shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it additionally contains provisions that compose reverse mortgages a better deal for older homeowners who want to turn their equity into cash.

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