Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to control humidity throughout the house all year round …read more
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How to Install a Whole-House Dehumidifier
How to Install a Whole-House Dehumidifier
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to control humidity throughout the house all year round …read more
From:: DIY this old house
Paint Job Staples Used for Clever Cleaning
Sure, you can buy special tools for sprucing up your home—or you can reach into your painting tool kit …read more
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Weekly ARM, FHA Business Climbs, Jumbo Sinks
As new adjustable-rate and government-insured business moved higher, jumbo activity retreated. Overall mortgage business, however, was little changed.
At 179 for the week ended May 20, the U.S. Mortgage Market Index from OpenClose and Mortgage Daily slipped 1 percent from a week earlier.
But compared to the same week last year, the index — which reflects average per-user rate locks pulled by OpenClose clients — ascended 23 percent.
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Viamet Pharmaceuticals pulls plans for IPO
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Holdings LLC pulled its plans for an initial public offering, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. In a statement, Viamet said it “has determined not to pursue at this time” an IPO, nor has it sold any securities. The biotech company initially filed for an IPO in April, and in May said it was pricing 5.7 million shares at $14 to $16 apiece.
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Fannie Mae elects former Wells Fargo mortgage head to Board of Directors
Fannie Mae elected a new board member to serve with them, but has yet to determine in which committees he will serve. However, Heid’s work history with Wells Fargo dating back to 1988 could complicate matters. …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
Bipartisan Senate coalition unveils bill to boost affordable housing
As part of an effort to address what it calls America’s growing housing crisis, a bipartisan group in the Senate unveiled a bill this week that aims to boost affordable housing development by expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire
Bipartisan Senate coalition unveils bill to boost affordable housing
As part of an effort to address what it calls America’s growing housing crisis, a bipartisan group in the Senate unveiled a bill this week that aims to boost affordable housing development by expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. …read more
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Valeant’s senior VP Brian Stolz resigns
Brian Stolz, senior vice president of neurology, dentistry, and genetics at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. , has resigned, the company said in a late Friday filing. Stolz left to “pursue other opportunities” and the resignation is effective May 30, the company said. Shares of Valeant rose 0.2% in late trading Friday after ending the regular session up 4.6%. Valeant got a new CEO last month when Joseph Papa resigned as CEO of Perrigo Company plc to take on the job at Valeant. Valeant has been under fire over its accounting practices and drug pricing strategy, and shares are down 73% so far this year and 88% in the past 12 months.
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New York Times: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being “held captive”
On Wednesday the court unsealed documents that proved just how involved the White House was in the Treasury’s decision to sweep the mortgage company’s profits. It seems that the administration may not have ever intended to release the companies back to the private sector. …read more
From:: Real Estate Wire