Colorado springs Mortgage News

Home sales are on the rise in Pueblo, Colorado (USA Today)
It's a happy holiday season for the housing market in Pueblo, Colo., because merry bells aren't the only bells that are ringing. Realtors are getting many calls from home buyers.

No action yet from probe of Beazer (The Charlotte Observer)
This summer, after years of financial struggles and missed mortgage payments and subsequent refinancing, Lea and Mark Tingley finally felt a few paces ahead of foreclosure's pursuit. Then the dog got sick. It was their daughter's dog, a Maltese named Gabanna, and the ensuing bill from the veterinarian about equaled their $870 mortgage payment. “What were we going to do?” Lea Tingley said last ...

No action yet from probe of Beazer (The Charlotte Observer)
(By Peter St. Onge, pstonge@charlotteobserver.com) This summer, after years of financial struggles and missed mortgage payments and subsequent refinancing, Lea and Mark Tingley finally felt a few paces ahead of foreclosure's pursuit. Then the dog got sick. It was their daughter's dog, a Maltese named Gabanna, and the ensuing bill from the veterinarian about equaled their $870 mortgage payment. ...

Economy permeates ‘08 (Tri-Lakes Tribune)
Adam Smith is often considered the father of modern economics and described market forces as an “invisible hand.” The nation felt its trembling fingers this year and northern El Paso County has not escaped its shaky reach. After the housing bubble burst, gas prices spiked and a monolithic federal bailout ensued intended to keep credit flowing in a floundering market — and the full effects of the ...

SRI in the Rockies Conference Makes Archived Sessions Available Online (GreenBiz)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Socially Responsible Investment in the Rockies is making presentations from its recent industry conference in British Columbia available as podcasts.

Area builders eye changing business, changing locations (The Aspen Times)
ROARING FORK VALLEY - A Carbondale man who has worked in construction for 20 years in the valley is staring at a bleak 2009 and may have to get out of the business or leave the valley.

Don't let scam artists cash in at your expense (KSLA-TV Shreveport)
Think of a headline about the financial crisis, and criminals have found a way to exploit it. Bad credit? Bank problems? Home foreclosures? Each of these, and many more, comes with a matching scam, helping make today one of the most fertile periods ever for rip-offs.

Inquiry into Beazer nears 2-year mark (The News & Observer)
Federal agencies look into how the homebuilder arranged loans for some borrowers who couldn't afford them.

NORAD's Dec. 24 Mission: Tracking Santa (WJXT Jacksonville)
The North American Aerospace Command has a challenging, yet gratifying, mission coming up on Dec. 24 -- tracking Santa Claus.