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Mortgage rates again at new low; average for 30-year fixed loan at 4.54 percent
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making home-buying and refinancing -- for those who can get loans -- the most attractive it has been in decades.


Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial Services - Loan

Amid the heat wave, gardeners still have questions
Even though the heat has been record-breaking, you are still working in your gardens and have lots of questions. It's time to address some of them.



Heat wave - garden - United States - Health - Wounds and Injuries

Alarm not included
Don't assume that a door opener will make your garage immune from unwanted entry in your absence. Just about every garage-door opener is equipped with a safety release handle where the door connects to the track. When your door is in the closed position, this handle dangles from the track just be...



Business - Fire and Security - Business Services - Alarm Systems - Security

Citigroup agrees to $75 million SEC settlement on subprime mortgage investments
Citigroup, one of the nation's largest banks, agreed Thursday to pay $75 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it misled investors about $40 billion of its holdings in subprime mortgage investments.


Citigroup - Subprime lending - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - Financial services

D.C. area housing market relatively insulated from downturn, report finds
While the nation's housing market struggles amid a sudden downdraft that has once again battered sales, the Washington region appears relatively insulated and poised for a turnaround.


Real estate economics - Business - Real Estate - Residential - Housing

Where We Live: Town Creek, in Maryland's St. Mary's County
When Kathy Weigel moved into her brick rambler in the community of North Town Creek in St. Mary's County in 1993, she got an unusual housewarming gift: a military-base ID card for the wife of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad. The Conrads lived in the house in the 1950s, and the card was discovered...


Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint Mary's

Lansdowne on the Potomac
BOUNDARIES: Lansdowne is bordered approximately by Lansdowne Boulevard to the east, the Potomac River to the north and Route 7 to the south and extends a mile past Goose Creek to the west.



United States - Potomac - Science and Environment - Water Resources - Rivers

Fannie, Freddie overhaul moving ahead gingerly
The Obama administration on Tuesday tiptoed closer to overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announcing a conference next month to begin a public discussion on how to remake the nation's system for funding home loans.



Business - Freddie Mac - Fannie Mae - Mortgage - United States



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