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Roofing Company Target of Lawsuit by AR Attorney General
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed a consumer protection lawsuit against American Shingle and Siding, Inc., an Atlanta-based home repair company accused of defrauding dozens of Arkansas homeowners.
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Australia's Bank Bonds Punished on Housing Bubble Concern: Credit Markets
Investors in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by Australian banks are demanding the highest relative yields in a year to own the debt on concern the country’s real estate market is overheating.
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Australia Bank Bonds Punished on Bubble Concern: Credit Markets
Investors in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by Australian banks are demanding higher relative yields on concern the country’s property market is overheating.
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Teen held for parents' death
Johannesburg – An 18-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly hired two men to kill his parents at Standerton, Mpumalanga police said. The man, 43, and his 37-year-old wife were found dead at their home with several stab wounds in their bodies, said Captain Leonard Hlathi.
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City of Dearborn has no role in mailing from insurance company
DEARBORN — Homeowners in Dearborn may have received information in the mail from a company selling insurance to cover the costs of emergency repairs of water service lines on private property, a rare occurrence.
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Woodland Hills family loses home to fire
KINGWOOD – Ed Fuller could see the flames stretching into the evening sky from three blocks away. At that point, the man who used to make it his business to put out fires became a spectator in the incineration of his own home.
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Filed under News by on Aug 29th, 2010.
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Home prices continue to rise
Canadian home prices are still on the rise even as sales fall as demand peters out, one factor that is making homes less and less affordable, according to a study by the Conference Board of Canada.
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Filed under News by on Aug 28th, 2010.
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Home comforts? You bet
DuPont – On a day when players were penalized for taking too long to finish their rounds at The Home Course, a 47-year-old car dealer from California showed the U.S. Amateur field the best way to speed things up. • CHAMBERS BAY: University Place course too much for most amateurs on day one
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Sick Utah kids lose health insurance option
Sick Utah kids lose health insurance option By kirsten Stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 24, 2010 03:12PM MDT One of Utah’s largest health insurance companies has stopped selling policies that cover only children due to the added costs of federal health reform. Intermountain HealthCare’s insurance arm, SelectHealth announced the change on Friday. It effects only new sales — policies …
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A lesson in health insurance for college students
Unless your soon-to-be-roommate mentioned on Facebook that she has a mysterious and potentially contagious rash, you probably haven't given much thought to what you'll do for health insurance when you start college this fall. But choosing health insurance coverage could be one of the most important decisions you'll make. Without adequate health insurance, an accident or serious illness could …
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Model city Singapore shows symptoms of urban stress
A home owner rests after bailing out his house and laying newspapers to soak up excess water from the floor after flooding caused by heavy rain in Singapore. Photo courtesy: AFP.
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Calhoun House Explosion Ruled Arson
New details emerged Tuesday in an April explosion that leveled a Calhoun home. State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said in a release that the explosion was the result of arson.
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Filed under News by on Aug 25th, 2010.
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Good Samaritan rescues infant from burning home
A good Samaritan is being credited for rushing into a burning mobile home in Belfair to save an 11-month-old girl Sunday.
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Home insurance dog bite costs rise to 2M
Dog bites cost U.S. home insurers 6.4 percent more in 2009 than in the prior 12 months, with the average claim exceeding $ 24,000 for the third straight year, an industry group said. The injuries cost $ 412 million in 2009, compared with $ 387.
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Single mum of five 'let down' after Healesville fire
A HEALESVILLE mum and five children are being forced to live in a motel room after a fire destroyed their public housing home.
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YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Yours plus mine equals ours in real estate
A few years back I was asked to be one of the instructors for a seminar at the St. Charles County Association of Realtors. While I didn't know it at the time, conducting that seminar would change my life.
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Looking forward to a future with delicious possibilities
During a trip home from college years ago, Number 2 lamented that he was 21 and didn't know what he wanted to be when he grew up. "Join the club," I remember saying, "I'm more than twice your age, and I don't know what I want to be when I grow up."
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Flood water shifts home foundation
HERRIMAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) – Six feet of water poured into a home at 4941 West Cave Peak Drive in Herriman.
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Keep Working Or Stay At Home With The Kids?
When changing work arrangements due to parenthood, there is no single approach that will work, psychologically and financially, for all families.
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Four months later, Morrell family still struggles
SIOUX CITY — Four months after John Morrell & Co. closedits Sioux City packing plant for good, stay-at-home mom Kathy Reyesis still hanging on to hopes her family can keep its modest home onVilla Avenue.
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Dallas-area homeowners insurance rates vary widely, analysis finds
AUSTIN – Just because Texas has the second-highest average home insurance rates in the nation doesn't mean that a Dallas-area homeowner has to pay such high premiums.
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ShoreBank May Be Shut, Reopen as Urban Partnership
ShoreBank Corp., the Chicago lender operating under a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. cease-and- desist order for 13 months, will be shut and most of its assets will be bought by Urban Partnership Bank, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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American Integrity Insurance Company is First to Launch Vacant Home Insurance Policy in Florida
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Integrity marked a first among Florida-based insurance companies by launching an insurance policy to cover vacant homes. The policy will insure unoccupied homes, on a long or short term basis and addresses a growing and unmet need in the sunshine state. The American Integrity program provides an alternative to policies sold by unregulated insurance …
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Do You Know What You're Covered For? MetLife Auto & Home Survey Reveals Confusion about Home Insurance Basics …
WARWICK, R.I—-Despite efforts to get their financial houses in order during The Great Recession, many Americans possess a knowledge gap when it comes to what their home insurance actually covers, potentially leaving them financially exposed, according to a survey conducted by Zogby International for MetLife Auto & Home.
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Out-of towners: Don't wreck in Harrodsburg
About six weeks ago, Becky Combs was leaving her job at a Harrodsburg Nursing Home when she got into a fender-bender. "Someone pulled out in front of me, I rear-ended him, there was minor damage. So we didn't — the police were called, but nothing was turned in to insurance companies," she told ABC 36. It was an expensive call, as she learned Monday when she opened this bill from the cost …
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Outside the Box: Your best investment is a foreclosed home
What’s the only remaining asset class that’s still cheap? Michael Murphy says it's real estate.
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Burglary suspect nabbed outside of Warner Robins Home Depot
Warner Robins police arrested a Macon resident early Sunday morning in connection with a June robbery at Home Depot on Watson Boulevard, according to a Wednesday morning news release.
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Filed under News by on Aug 19th, 2010.
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Fire Tears Through Beaverton Home
A fire tore through half of a Beaverton home and significantly damaged the garage and two rooms above it, fire crews say.
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Filed under News by on Aug 14th, 2010.
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County insurance trust rescinds changes
MARTINSVILLE The Morgan County Group Insurance Trust on Wednesday rescinded the changes in county employees’ insurance plans that it approved in June, a move made in anticipa …
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Filed under News by on Aug 13th, 2010.
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Lowell, Lowrie lead BoSox over Jays in Toronto
TORONTO (Sports Network) – Mike Lowell hit the go-ahead home run and Jed Lowrie added an insurance RBI double in the eighth inning, as Boston clipped Toronto, 7-5, in the opener of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
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Insurance Providers Weathering the Fire Storm
MOSCOW — Despite the thousands of homes destroyed by fires raging throughout central Russia, insurance firms are weathering the disaster as few homes are insured and even fewer claims are made for damaged property.
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Fortune Gras on real estate: Renting vs. home ownership
As the home buyer tax credit expired, many would-be homeowners who missed the deadline to be under contract are asking themselves whether they should continue renting. While this was a strong incentive, there are still major benefits of homeownership.
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