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One of the black spots in the decade long housing boom has been the rise in mortgage fraud.
There are all kinds of mortgage fraud out there:
Bad apple lenders who draw up fake documents or encourage applicants to falsify applications;
Lenders who promise to help homeowners with their financial…
Topics: mortgage lenders, mortgage fraud, fraud
There's research in the newspaper world that shows that consumers look at advertorial sections (which are essentially compiled of press releases from companies) at the same rate as editorial sections (which are written by journalists with editorial independence).
It's a blurring of the line that…
Topics: mortgage fraud, fraud, consumer advice
Liz Handlin, who writes about job hunting matters for ThinkGlink.com, just sent me an email reminding me that all cell phone numbers are being released. Marketing companies are going to be all over these newly released numbers, calling them and sending you text messages.
If you don't register your…
Topics: cell phone, consumer advice, do not call list
I've been flipping through Not So Big House creator Sarah Susanka's newest book, written with landscape and garden designer Julie Moir Messervy.
Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home is a lush, coffeetable sized color book, big enough to make you wish you could spend a few…
Topics: sarah susanka, home design, landscaping
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