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REITs are part of most portfolios
Do you have a REIT in your portfolio? more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

Carnegie Abbey gets luxury neighbor
At a time when small and simple are fashionable, the owner of the Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth has doubled down on large and opulent. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

Biting back on derelict properties
The boarded up windows and charred siding of 68 Joslin St. have been depressing sights to neighbors in the Olneyville section of Providence since the building was gutted by a fire last September. more
New policies putting more short sales in play
If you’re underwater and facing financial distress, what might Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s new short-sale reform policies mean for you? Potentially a lot – even if you are current on your mortgage payments and never imagined that a short sale and principal reduction could be in the cards. more
9/17/12
Gov. Patrick outlinesplan for multifamily housing in Mass.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick this month outlined initiatives designed to produce 10,000 multifamily units of housing per year, the first production goal of this kind set by any state in the country. more
11/19/12
Underwater mortgages in metro area drop to 21% in 3Q
In the third quarter of 2012, 21 percent of the residential properties with a mortgage in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River area were underwater, CoreLogic said Thursday. more
| 1/17/13
Where does your FICO credit score stand?
In a marketplace where lenders are demanding record-high FICO credit scores – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are averaging around 760 on approved mortgages this year – are you a little fuzzy about what can push your scores up or down? more
7/9/12
New home sales decline, blemishes best year since 2009
Purchases of new U.S. homes unexpectedly decreased in December, a temporary blemish as the industry wrapped up its best year since 2009 to emerge as a bright spot for the economy. more
Lame-duck Congress a concern for owners
Though the news spotlight has been on the presidential debates and the Nov. 6 elections, a more pressing personal issue for large numbers of homeowners across the country involves the lame-duck congressional session scheduled to begin Nov. 13. more
10/15/12
Foreclosure settlement funds available in Mass.
BOSTON – Claim forms are being sent to Massachusetts residents who lost their homes to foreclosure and who may be eligible for payment under the $25 billion national mortgage settlement, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more
10/8/12
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