Regulators Tighten Rules For Subprime-Lending
Federal officials issued guidelines aimed at curbing weak mortgage underwriting standards.
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Popular Financial Advice To Ignore for 20-Somethings
If you’re just out of school, buying a big house or taking out a substantial mortgage might not be the best moves. Jonathan Clements on strategies to stretch your money.
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Wary Buyers, Lending Standards Depress Housing Market
Pending-home sales — transactions in which contracts have been signed but which haven’t closed — declined 3.5% in May.
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The $3.6 Million Mortgage
Rather than plowing their money into an expensive house or apartment, some wealthy New Yorkers prefer to use their cash to invest for returns of 20, or even 25, percent.
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A Long Island Scene So Quiet, You Can Hear the Grapes Grow
The distance from Manhattan to Mattituck is a mere 85 miles, but the change of pace is like switching to Taylor Hicks after listening to Nine Inch Nails.
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Stephen Spinella’s Real Estate Angels
Stephen Spinella, now appearing in “Spring Awakening,†might never have made it as an actor if he hadn’t lucked into a crazy-cheap rental in the East Village.
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