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Week in review: 4/8/11
Optimism at O’s opener Vendors and concession stand owners inside and outside at Camden Yards were equally positive about a strong home Opening Day bringing in cash. The Orioles, playing with […]
Snyder, BB&T facing off over loan
A North Carolina bank has filed a nearly $10.3 million confessed judgment against Baltimore litigator Stephen L. Snyder after it said he defaulted on an $8.5 million line of credit. […]
Gary S. Williams: Make sure mortgage doesn’t cause financial strain
A mortgage is one element of total household expenses, such as taxes and heating costs, that is likely to increase over time. It’s important to consider increases in household expenses […]
Home sales down in 2010
The number of residences sold in the Baltimore metropolitan area dropped in 2010 from the prior year, according to RealEstate Business Intelligence LLC, or RBI, a source of real estate […]
Longtime home listings look to try again in spring
Spring can be an exciting time for homeowners ready to sell. But not so much when your home has lingered on the market through multiple spring selling seasons. Years of […]
Joan Marshall: Never too early or late to begin college saving
Average tuition at a Maryland public university has increased by a little more than 70 percent during the past decade, and family income and student financial aid have not kept […]
Robert Nusgart: Price adjustments come even at 20% down
I’ve heard the line many times. “I have a 780 credit score and I’m putting down 20 percent. They should want me as a customer.” Well, they do. But now, […]
Sandy Spring turns profit, repays $83M in TARP funds
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, not only reported a profit for the fourth quarter of 2010, but said Thursday it had paid off the […]
Lender wins suit for fraud, breach of contract
A federal judge in Greenbelt awarded a District of Columbia man nearly $480,000 after his business partner incorrectly used money the plaintiff lent to him for another venture. Prakash Gavri […]
Average rate on 30-year mortgage up to 4.86 pct.
NEW YORK — The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week to the highest level in seven months, reflecting higher yields on long-term Treasurys. Freddie Mac says the […]
TD Bank to buy Chrysler Financial for $6.3B
TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank has agreed to buy Chrysler Financial, the automaker’s old lending arm, from private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP for $6.3 billion. The deal is the […]
Gary S. Williams: Keep planning while waiting to sell your home
While most experts see little good news in 2011’s housing market, economic downturn is no reason to neglect maintenance on a home or lose sight of plans to relocate. The […]
