Contemporary prefab homes now possess all the flair and durability of traditional housing.
The house at 1706 Woodcrest Rd. on the East Side sold in 2001 for $107,900, was repossessed by GMAC Mortgage Corp. in 2006 for $123,600, and has a Franklin County tax appraisal of $108,800.
Verizon this quarter will introduce two gateways for its FiOS Internet service that use coaxial cable in customers’ homes to transmit data at up to 175 megabits per second.
Jon Bon Jovi is doing his bit for poor families in Detroit by building new homes in the area.
These transactions, recorded May 13-18, 2007, are compiled from information on file with the City of Philadelphia. They represent sales of $78,000 or more.
The house at 1706 Woodcrest Rd. on the East Side sold in 2001 for $107,900, was repossessed by GMAC Mortgage Corp. in 2006 for $123,600, and has a Franklin County tax appraisal of $108,800. But the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development sold it two weeks ago for $25,000 -- just slightly more than what the county said the land alone was worth.
Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and based on information collected on or before July 14, 2008. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.
Bucks County animal control officer Craig Claycomb's duties go way beyond stray dogs and cats this week.
Mortgage rates are rising because of the troubles at the loan finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, threatening to deal another blow to the faltering housing market. Even as policymakers rushed to support the companies, home loan rates approached their highest levels in five years.
Renovation therapists Rory McCreesh, Reva Kussmaul, Ignacio Arribas and Nitsa Lallas take on these three homeowners' disasters.