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But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. KJV: Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand. NASB: Isaiah 64:8
Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. NIV: Isaiah 64:8
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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. KJV: 1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. NASB: 1 John 1:8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. NIV: 1 John 1:8
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Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. KJV: Jeremiah 23:24
"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the LORD "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD. NASB: Jeremiah 23:24
Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD. NIV: Jeremiah 23:24
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6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. KJV: Philippians 4:6-7
6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. NASB: Philippians 4:6-7
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. NIV: Philippians 4:6-7
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34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. KJV: John 13:34-35
34"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." NASB: John 13:34-35
34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." NIV: John 13:34-35
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Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. KJV: Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. NASB: Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. NIV: Hebrews 13:8
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- In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she worried. But by the middle of this decade, when housing markets were in full boom, the condo's value ...
 
Business - United States - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean
- Lenders won't have to run a second full credit check before closing on mortgage (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it turns out that your mortgage lender will not have to pull a second full credit report on you hours before closing on your home purchase or refinancing.
Credit score - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage - United States
- The living is easy in Northeast Washington's Brookland neighborhood (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling lawns, and children sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies.
Washington DC - United States - Northeast Washington D.C. - Brookland - Neighborhoods
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Mortgage rates again fall to record lows (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
Mortgages - United States - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage loan
- Where We Live: Savage, in Maryland's Howard County (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Shoppers browse in Savage's antique shops. Neighbors gather by the community hall for summer-evening concerts. Children play in local recreation leagues. It all seems so peaceful.
Howard County Maryland - Maryland - United States - Howard - Counties
- Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bethesda now belongs to architect's grandson (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
It was just the kind of building site that Frank Lloyd Wright loved to tackle: The steep piece of land in a heavily treed corner of Bethesda was generally thought to be unbuildable. The driveway, a nearly straight drop from the wooded road above, was daunting. In addition, the only flat area was ...
franklloydwright - Arts - Architecture - Building Types - Photography
- Parents gifted them a house. Can they save on taxes by giving it back? (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: My parents "gifted" their house to us more than five years ago to avoid having the home sold to pay for Medicaid expenses. Now they are 87 and need to move. They may buy a smaller house. My four siblings and I own the home, but the home is occupied and used by my parents. Since we inherited th...
Education - Gifted education - K through 12 - Special Needs - Organizations
- Organize association owners to hold board accountable (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: Is there a time by which a condominium board of directors must reply and set a date for a special meeting? A number of us unit owners are concerned about the lack of disclosure of serious financial conditions and possible bylaw infractions by the board. Our bylaws require that the board call a...
Associations - Organization - Board of directors - United States - Non-profit organization
- Ask the Builder: Packing for a move is an art unto itself (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
DEAR TIM: I'm moving from one house to another and am overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to pack and I'm not sure how to proceed. I've received several bids from moving companies, and the cost for them to pack my possessions took my breath away. I've studied the "u-pack" moving options, but I...
Programming - Languages - C++Builder - C++ - Business
- Facts on Brookland (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BOUNDARIES: Northeast's Brookland is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the north, Rhode Island Avenue to the south, Ninth Street to the west and South Dakota Avenue to the east.
Brookland - United States - Neighborhoods - Washington DC - Mercedes-Benz
- Mortgage modifications offer a bit of good news in the dour foreclosure market (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Homeowners who had mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who did so earlier in the housing crisis, according to a report released Tuesday, possibly debunking predictions of a huge wave of defaults to come.
Foreclosure - Business - Mortgage - Mortgage loan - Real Estate
- Family-size apartments in urban areas could help smart-growth communities (Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
If you are a middle-class family with school-age children interested in urban rather than suburban living, and if you prefer an apartment rather than a house, then your chances of finding a dwelling that meets your needs are practically zero.
Urban area - Environment - Growth and Sprawl - Social Sciences - Urban and Regional Planning
- How a homeownership fetish hurt the American dream (Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The American dream has become a foolish fetish -- and yet to end it, we need to make haste slowly.
Social Sciences - Psychology - Dreams - United States - Products and Services
- U.S. examines private sector's role in ensuring affordable housing (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The Obama administration is grappling over how much to force private lenders to pay for apartments and homes for the poor as it presses ahead with a major overhaul of the government's housing policy, officials said.
Affordable housing - Real estate - Business - Residential - Housing
- Homebuilder mergers loom as 'elephant in room' (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Homebuilder takeovers may increase as tumbling demand for new houses and a faltering U.S. economic recovery spur companies to consolidate to gain market share, according to Citigroup.
Business - Mergers and acquisitions - Consulting - Business Services - Meritage Homes Corporation
- Details on Savage, in Maryland's Howard County (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BOUNDARIES: To the north, Madison Street (and a small jag of Woodward Street). To the east, Route 32. To the south, the Little Patuxent River. To the west, Savage Park.
Maryland - Howard County Maryland - United States - Counties - Howard
- The House Lawyer: Consider buying a home rather than paying dorm rent (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
With the cost of an undergraduate education at some private institutions exceeding $200,000, parents should be looking for any way possible to take the sting out of sending a child to college. In addition to tuition, one significant component of total college cost is the room portion of room and ...
Dormitory - Home - Furniture - Student - Business and Economy
- FHFA's proposed ban on private transfer fees could cost homeowners (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
A federal agency is moving to prohibit controversial "private transfer fees" on all mortgages funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But its proposed ban might extend to transfer fees routinely collected by community associations across the country -- potentially forcing some of them to raise asse...
Transfer - Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae - Politics - Freddie Mac
- Washington real estate digest (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at PostLocal.com.
Real estate - United States - Business - Services - Property Law and Real Estate
- Ask the Builder: Hard water and lime buildup create dingy ordeal in toilet bowls (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
DEAR TIM: I'm at my wits' end with toilet bowl cleaners. My toilet has light and dark stains in the bottom of the bowl, as well as up under the rim. I've tried the usual brands of toilet bowl cleaner, but none does anything to cut the stains. What's causing the stains? And what, if anything, can ...
Hard water - Shopping - Water - Water Resources - Environment
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Gardeners cultivate questions about effects of severe heat on plants (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
This summer has been a challenging one for keeping plants growing. Record-breaking temperatures in July and August have created heat stress for plants. According to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, the May-to-July period was the warmest on record for the Northeast and Southeas...
Gardens - Home - Organizations - Master Gardeners - Business
- Thinking green? It's not just black and white. (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and cool it. This critical distinction is little understood by the general public, but in the world of green building, prudent use of r...
White - Photography - Black-and-white - Photographers - Arts
- Homeowner wants a backup sump pump for basement flooding emergencies (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: My sump pump is six years old, and I worry about it failing in an emergency. I was thinking of buying a backup pump and keeping it on a shelf in case the basement floods and the existing pump fails. What is your opinion? -- D. Andrews
Sump pump - Pump - Business - Industrial Goods and Services - Fluid Handling
- Check loan costs while refinancing (Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: I'm starting to hear about lenders that are offering 3.85 percent and even 3.75 percent on a 15-year mortgage, which makes me think it might be time to refinance. How do I find a good and trustworthy lender?
Loan - Business - Financial Services - Mortgages - Refinancing
- Manufacturing, housing sectors exhibit diverging fortunes (Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
A new round of economic data Tuesday confirms an emerging pattern: The nation's manufacturing sector is looking reasonably solid, while housing is dipping into a new downturn.
Business - United States - Business and Economy - Government - Nintendo DSi
- U.S. role at heart of housing debate (Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Top Obama administration officials opened a conference on the future of housing by making clear Tuesday they are considering a limited range of options that would reduce but not eliminate the government's role as a provider of funding for home loans.
Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Housing - Forensics - Communication
- Where We Live: Fairlington, in Northern Virginia (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
It's a bit of a real estate cliche, but one that in this case is undeniably apt: Except for the vintage of the cars parked all over Fairlington, the neighborhood could easily be set in the 1950s. And that's not just because of the condominium complex's Colonial Revival architecture or the sense o...
Northern Virginia - Virginia - United States - Organizations - Washington D.C.
- Record-low mortgage rates make refinancing (or re-refinancing) look tempting (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
With mortgage interest rates setting record lows almost every week for more than two months, two questions naturally come to mind: How low can they go? And should I refinance -- again?
Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Refinancing
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Stairs can pose a problem as you get older, so take steps now to ease the climb (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Eventually, the 17 steps became too much for Karl Schwengel.
Recreation - Shopping - Toy - Organizations - Robot
- Home shoppers beware of click-fix digital makeovers (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Try to picture this real estate scenario -- virtually. Like most shoppers searching for a home, you start on the Web, checking out listings and locations. You find a house that appears to be what you're after, and you tap into the photos section of the listing to see the interior shots.
Promotion - Web Design and Development - Pay-Per-Click Advertising - Services - Photography
- New D.C. teachers arrive for orientation (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at http://PostLocal.com .
Education - K through 12 - Educators - United States - Teacher
- Green Scene: A Japanese garden's natural serenity (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The objective of a Japanese garden is to establish a space that creates a mood of serenity and symbolism inspired by nature, designed in a very controlled fashion. Typically this includes the use of rocks, gravel, water, statuary, bridges, wood and some plants that appear to be hundreds of years ...
Garden - Home - Japanese - Asia - Personal
- Details on Fairlington in Arlington and Alexandria, Va. (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BOUNDARIES: North Fairlington is bordered by King Street to the southwest, Walter Reed Drive to the northwest, an invisible line running parallel to (and northeast of) King Street that bisects 28th Road South and 31st Street South to the northeast, and Interstate 395 to the southeast. South Fairl...
Alexandria - Arlington - Alexandria Virginia - Washington D.C - United States
- Fair Housing Act helps protect disabled occupants from discrimination (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Say you have a disability and want your condominium association to allow you to park closer to your unit. Or your psychiatrist has advised you to get a dog as a companion, but your association's rules do not permit pets. Maybe you discover that your unit has bedbugs, but your health condition can...
Disability - Housing - Fair housing - United States - Business and Economy
- Shaping the City: Overcoming the obstacles to regional cooperation (Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Most Frederick County residents are unlikely to care much about how Prince William County meets its affordable-housing targets, improves its schools or alleviates its traffic congestion. Likewise, few residents of the District, Alexandria or Manassas worry about affordable housing, schools or tra...
Government - Asia - City - Southeast Asia - Education
- Regulator for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac targets some developer fees (Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday proposed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be allowed to invest in mortgages that allow developers to collect fees years after homes are built. The FHFA, which regulates the two government-controlled companies, said it plans to restrict them...
Freddie Mac - Fannie Mae - Apple - Macintosh - Operating Systems
- Obama's housing reform panel angers affordable-housing advocates (Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Affordable-housing advocates raised concerns Thursday that the Obama administration is excluding consumer and community groups from playing prominent roles in a government-sponsored conference next week that will kick off efforts to overhaul national housing policy.
Affordable housing - Real estate - Housing - Business - Residential
- Government providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners (Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
United States - Government - Business - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Presidency of Barack Obama
- Freddie Mac narrows loss, but firm needs more government aid (Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said Monday that its loss in the second quarter narrowed but that taxpayers would still be on the hook for the foreseeable future.
Freddie Mac - Apple - Fannie Mae - Macintosh - Operating Systems
- The hottest housing market: Information (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:02:00 EDT)
In the real estate world, there was one word that used to be the cardinal rule: location, location, location.
Real estate - Business - Business and Economy - Russia - United States
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:02:00 EDT)
- Woodside Park, a leafy enclave of unique homes in Silver Spring (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Montgomery County historians have heralded Woodside Park, located just north of downtown Silver Spring, as "the most intact subdivision" of the 1920s and 1930s, and "the purest manifestation of the suburban ideal" in the area.
Woodside Park - United States - Shopping - Silver - Maryland
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Homeowners frustrated by delays, poor communication in federal loan program (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
After her husband lost his tech job in 2008, Lisa Eidner of Mahwah, N.J., asked the couple's mortgage servicer to lower their monthly payments. The company agreed to a temporary cut but sent the Eidners on a frustrating, 15-month journey -- and then turned them down for permanent help.
Business - Mortgage - United States - Financial Services - Loan
- Shared housing: How to live close to, and remain close with, the neighbors (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Melissa Danielson doesn't mind hearing the occasional dog barking on the other side of the wall. She enjoys the chance to bump into neighbors as they come and go. And she laughs when little ones toddle up to the wrong house because they all look alike.
Housing - Property - United States - Business and Economy - Housing Associations
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac losing political support as U.S. reshapes housing finance system (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
For several decades, whenever a question of housing policy came up in Washington, two companies dominated. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac marshaled armies of lobbyists, deep political connections and millions of dollars in contributions to get their way.
Freddie Mac - Fannie Mae - Apple - Macintosh - Housing
- Woodside Park, Md., location and real estate market (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BOUNDARIES: Woodside Park is bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, Colesville Road to the east, Sligo Creek Park or Dale Drive to the north and Spring Street to the south.
Real estate - Business - Services - Property Law and Real Estate - Law
- Staying put? (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Aging-in-place features -- Wider doors, hallways and toilet areas
Travel and Tourism - Marriage - Shopping - Family and Relationships - Books
- Be prepared to move on from a short-sale home (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: In January, we bid on a short sale that was three lenders deep. Every time we get an update from the banks (via the listing agent), the property is "in review" with the lender. We knew it was going to be a long process with three lenders; however, it seems that it is going nowhere. We'd really...
Real estate - Business and Economy - Shopping - Short - Canada
- Mortgage rates continue their historic drop (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in decades for the sixth time in seven weeks, offering the most attractive opportunity for those who qualify to refinance or purchase a home.
Mortgage - Business - Financial services - United States - Loan
- Diverse coalition targets home transfer fees (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Can you name a housing controversy that pulls Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, consumer advocates, labor unions representing transport workers and government employees, the title insurance industry, the National Council of La Raza, libertarian and property rights groups, and the National Associatio...
Shopping - Business - Entertainment - Merchant Services - Financial Services
- House lawyer: For thousands of responsible tenants, consult local agencies (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Residential landlords, do you have vacant apartments or nonpaying tenants? Are late rent payments and tenant turnover cutting into your profit? You might be surprised to learn where you can find tens of thousands of qualified, prescreened local tenants whose rent is guaranteed to arrive on time e...
Lawyer - Housing - Landlord - Tenant Rights - United States
- Tiny 'green' house offers plenty of food for thought (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BAYFIELD, WIS. -- There is something bewitching about a tiny house.
Business - Food and Related Products - Consulting - Cooking - Home
- Scavenger hunt (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
If you frequent construction sites, you may be able to build your cheap wooden shelves for next to nothing. Instead of using one large sheet of plywood for each shelf, you could try to find scraps of plywood discarded by the carpenters. With a little bit of time, you can cut these to fit onto you...
Scavenger hunt - hunt - Twitter - Sports - Recreation and Sports
- More seniors are getting face-lifts — for their homes (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The new catchphrase among homeowners is "aging in place." Instead of selling their homes and moving into retirement villages or assisted-living quarters, a growing number of older Americans are modifying their homes to make them more user-friendly as they age.
- FTC bans 8 mortgage-relief marketers, orders them to repay $17.7 million (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Federal regulators have banned eight individuals and companies from selling mortgage-relief services, settling charges that they used false advertising to deceive homeowners facing foreclosure.
Federal Trade Commission - Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial services
- Rise in ‘strategic defaults' in mortgages may be exaggerated (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Strategic defaults on mortgages are throwing more properties on an already glutted market. But such walkaways are less prevalent than commonly thought and are probably trending downward.
Business - Management - Strategic Management - Financial services - England
- Do-it-yourself shelving advice (Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
DEAR TIM: I just moved and need to build some cheap shelving. Money is tight, and the move drained most of my cash. Some of the things I need to store are heavy, so the shelves need to be strong. What's the best way to make use of the limited space I have in my new home? -- Maureen S., Salem, Mass.
Business - Industrial Supply - Library - Materials Handling - Storage and Shelving
- Color of Money Live (Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT)
Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will be online to offer her advice and answer your questions.
Color - Graphics - colorpicker - Social Sciences - Psychology
- The real lessons of declining homeownership (Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
FOR YEARS, government policy has aimed at driving up the owner-occupied share of residential housing, on the theory that everyone should have a shot at putting down roots and building up wealth. But judging by the latest numbers, that dream is fading. The national homeownership rate fell from 67.2...
United States - Fannie Mae - Owner-occupier - United States Census Bureau - Federal government of the United States
- Loudoun County home sales appear to be rebounding, report shows (Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
After being hit early and hard by the downturn in the housing market, Loudoun County appears to be bouncing back.
Virginia - United States - Counties - Loudoun - Loudoun County
- FHA tells Congress: Mortgage insurance claims are down; home prices a concern (Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration have performed better than expected so far this fiscal year, though the improvements could be overturned if home prices sink, according to a report the agency submitted to Congress this week.
Federal Housing Administration - Insurance - Mortgage - Business - Financial Services
- Where We Live: Lansdowne on the Potomac, in Virginia's Loudoun County (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The first thing house hunters typically notice about Lansdowne on the Potomac is the neighborhood's aesthetic: the manicured lawns, the landscaped common areas, the decorative street signs and the manmade waterfall near the entrance.
Loudoun County Virginia - Virginia - United States - Counties - Loudoun
- Effects of financial reform law might not be felt for a while (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama might look like a cornucopia of helpful changes for homebuyers and loan applicants -- not the least of which will be the creation of a powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ride herd on the mortgage lending industry. But how ...
Law - United States - Politics - Business - Health Care Reform
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Lansdowne on the Potomac (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Taking steps toward refinancing a rental property (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
I have a rental property that I bought five years ago for $170,000 but now is valued at $120,000. I have a mortgage at 6.75 percent with about $45,000 in equity on the property. I am not in financial difficulty, but I would like to take advantage of low interest rates. Is it possible to refinance...
Business and Economy - Real estate - Property - Oceania - Africa
- Alarm not included (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Sibling rivalry over family home: No one wins (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: Mom died a year ago, leaving the family home to my brother and me. I live in the house and would like to stay there, but my brother, who lives in California, wants to sell it and take his half of the proceeds.
Siblings - Disabled - Family Resources - Child - Sibling
- Mortgage rates again at new low; average for 30-year fixed loan at 4.54 percent (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Shaping the City: Let there be light (carefully) in Metro stations (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Lately Metro has taken a lot of heat because of persistent subway system deficiencies: lack of air conditioning in rail cars; escalator and elevator outages; and operator or equipment failures resulting in derailments and collisions -- along with injuries and fatalities.
City - United States - Business - Urban Transport - Transportation and Logistics
- Amid the heat wave, gardeners still have questions (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Ask the builder: Are garage-door openers worth it? (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
DEAR TIM: The house I moved into doesn't have a garage-door opener. I'm wondering whether these devices are really necessary. Also, the price differences between models have me seriously considering a discount opener. What should I take into account when purchasing one? -- Samantha R., Providence...
Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Doors and Windows - Business - Overhead Door
- Citigroup agrees to $75 million SEC settlement on subprime mortgage investments (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Housing policy must be set on sustainable basis (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
It's time to scale back the housing subsidy and reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Environment - Sustainable development - Housing - Sustainability - Organizations
- Fannie, Freddie overhaul moving ahead gingerly (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- 'Systemic risk' theory gains in stature as way to prevent the next bubble (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Americans might be counting on the day when home and retirement-fund values start to rise again, but anyone expecting to benefit from a future boom in prices should take note: Economic policymakers around the world are looking for ways to make sure that doesn't happen, or at least not with such i...
Risk management - Business - Financial Services - Insurance - Health
- D.C. area housing market relatively insulated from downturn, report finds (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- Former homeowners ponder when to re-enter real estate market (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
N ew york -- In hindsight, Scott Feldman's decision to sell his first home in late 2006 could have been a case study in a textbook called "How to Time the Real Estate Market."
Real estate - Business - United States - Law - Services
- Featured Advertiser (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- Digging into finance's pay dirt: The risky business of payday loans and more (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Sometime this spring, Democrats stopped calling Sen. Chris Dodd's bill "financial reform" and started calling it "Wall Street reform." Most of the headlines and news releases on the sweeping legislation focused on the well-heeled, white-collar, upper crust of finance -- investment banks,...
Payday loan - Loan - Financial Services - Business - Payday Advance Services
- Bond giant Pimco taking another shot at equities, driven by belief in 'new normal' (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest mutual fund, takes a seat in a conference room and makes a confession. Overlooking the ocean at the headquarters of Pacific Investment Management Co., Gross describes missteps that doomed his bond firm's earlier experiment with equities.
Pimco - Business - Mutual fund - Investing - Bond
- U.S. housing slump continues, but D.C. area is doing better (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
The housing bust isn't over, but the worst is past, according to economists participating in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel this week.
Housing - Real estate - Business and Economy - Affordable and Low Income Housing - Property
- With Silver Spring home, family wins Washington Post's Mad Men Look contest (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
"It's the first time in our lives we've been hip. And it came to us -- we didn't go to it," said Melissa Talley, 51, winner of The Post's Mad Men Look contest.
Washington Post - United States - Maryland - Silver Spring - Washington
- Where We Live: Town Creek, in Maryland's St. Mary's County (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
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
- The dangers of life estates; understanding agents' commissions on foreclosures (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Q: In 1997, we created a living will for estate protection in case my mom went into a nursing home. It was set up so my sister and her husband received half the house while my sister's three kids got the other half.
Real estate - Foreclosure - Business and Economy - Business - Africa
- In tough times, how to score a better mortgage deal (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Call it the great real estate disconnect of 2010: Mortgage rates have been at half-century lows and home prices have stabilized, but applications for mortgages have declined most weeks during the past three months, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Loan
- Green Scene: Landscaping can make potential buyers feel right at home (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
If you are trying to sell your home, you can rise above the competition by designing curb appeal into your property.
Landscaping - Green - Business - Business and Economy - United States
- Before going to settlement, learn the basics of all that legal mumbo jumbo (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Real estate settlements are often shrouded in mystery. There are many moving parts, multiple parties sitting impatiently at the table and piles of documents filled with legal mumbo jumbo.
Law - Language - Health - Social Sciences - Natural
- Profile of Town Creek in Maryland's St. Mary's County (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
BOUNDARIES: Shady Mile Drive to the north, Route 235 to the west, Maple Road to the south and Dent Drive to the east.
Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint Mary's
- Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
DEAR TIM: I'm restoring an older home that has a patio porch deck. It's covered, so perhaps it's just a deck porch. The wood was painted but is in bad shape due to neglect. What material would you install if you wanted to maintain the character of the house? I've seen composite porch decking, but...
Deck - Construction and Maintenance - Business and Economy - Shopping - Business
- Housewatch: Building green without losing greenbacks (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Although home builders have the opportunity to make a huge impact on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing global warming, very few mention it in their sales pitches.
Business - Construction and Maintenance - Building Types - Sustainable Architecture - Consultants
- Featured Advertiser (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
- 30-year mortgage rates hit 4th record low in 5 weeks (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
Mortgage rates fell this week to a record low for the fourth time in five weeks.
Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Loan
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