Filed under: News, Buying, Financing Shutterstock By Scott Sheldon Ever hear stories in the break room about how difficult it is to get a mortgage? "I have to jump through so many hoops to get my mortgage, it's ridiculous. They keep asking me for financial information, I swear I already gave it to them." Reality check: Obtaining a mortgage is no easy feat these days, no matter how great your credit...
Filed under: News, Foreclosures Getty Images By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON -- Foreclosure activity jumped in August for the second consecutive month as banks started the process on more properties and scheduled more housing auctions, industry firm RealtyTrac said Thursday. Overall, 116,913 properties were at some stage of the foreclosure process, which includes foreclosure notices, scheduled auctions...
Filed under: News U.S. General Services AdministrationThe housing development in Ajo, Arizona, that was built by Customs and Border Protection for its agents. By Astrid Galvin TUCSON, Ariz. -- The federal government wasted millions of dollars in building a housing project for Border Patrol agents in Arizona near the Mexican border, spending nearly $700,000 per house in a small town where the average...