With Credit Tight, Microlending Blossoms

After banks refused loan requests, some small businesses in the United States turned to microloans like those offered in the third world.

Slow growth at condos: Housing swoon forces three downtown projects to drop prices

Three years ago, Marlene Proulx and her husband downsized homes, selling a spacious house in North Oaks to move into a newly built condo at the Lofts of Stillwater on Main Street.

County foreclosure trend far-reaching

(Editor's note: The legal notice section of the News-Bulletin recently carried 41 foreclosure or foreclosure sale notices on one day. This article, the first in a two-part series, looks at what's behind the foreclosure rate and factors that influence it. A sidebar looks at steps homeowners can take to deal with the prospect of foreclosure. On Saturday, Part 2 in the series examines personal ...

Keeping home appraisal values up

Dear Action Line: We are refinancing, taking advantage of these rates, but heard appraisers are coming in much lower than owners expect due to the housing bubble or whatever. How do we get ...

Monkey Business

Craig Ramsey hadn't planned on playing the Cleveland Music Festival. Now in its 11th year, the annual showcase embodied the local rock rat race that never much interested the indie veteran.