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Oil-Rich Countries Nabbing US Homes
Couldn’t believe me eyes when I woke up to see this headline at the New York Post: LOST SOVEREIGNTY: Oil-Rich Fund Eyeing Foreclosed U.S. Homes. American mortgage brokers have been shopping– shopping for foreclosed American homes– on behalf of “sovereign funds” like Abu Dhabi, Norway, Singapore, and Kuwait. Unbelievable. There’s a new land grab starting [...]
Continue reading...Evoking Bells and Whistles
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Interesting news from Bloomberg this morning: the second-largest U.S. securities firm is tightening the home-equity belt. Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm, told thousands of clients this week that they won’t be allowed to withdraw money on their home-equity credit lines, said a person familiar with the situation. Most of the clients had properties [...]
Continue reading...More Banks Close, Feds Take Over
Monday, July 28, 2008
I have always been very vehemently against bank mergers and federal takeovers of banks. You’ve heard the saying “Follow the money”? We the people have less and less control over our own economy and financial market as the government and the bankers continue to scarf up the banks and make laws favoring their banker pals. [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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