Irish Lawyers Battle Bankers for Mortgage Escape as GE Eyes Exit - Businessweek
28 May 2012, 1:27 am
Maguire, 43, leads a group of about 50 lawyers working for free on behalf of homeowners fighting repossessions after the worst housing-market collapse in western Europe. The nation’s central bank estimated last week that one in 10 Irish home ...

Crown King surveys damage from Gladiator Fire - AZCentral.com
27 May 2012, 11:33 pm
homeowners continued trickling back into the mountain hamlet, which is nestled in the ponderosa pines of the Bradshaw Mountains, as the Forest Service allowed full access to residents Sunday. More than 150 firefighters were still battling the ...

Lowcountry homeowners grow fruit trees including bananas, citrus and figs - The Post and Courier
27 May 2012, 11:04 pm
It was Frank Fleming’s wife’s dream of growing bamboo that prompted him to raise bananas. When he searched the Internet for information on growing bamboo, information on growing bananas popped up as well. When it comes to growing fruit trees ...

Broward a hotspot for Canadian homeowners - Sun Sentinel
27 May 2012, 5:13 pm
As South Florida home values plummeted over the past six years, Canadians swooped down like a northern cold front and snatched up properties by the thousands. More than 18,000 Canadians own homes — many of them beachfront condominiums — in ...

Star Wars maker in 'evil empire' row with neighbors - France 24
27 May 2012, 2:57 pm
"The level of bitterness and anger expressed by the homeowners in Lucas Valley has convinced us that, even if we were to spend more time ... we would not be able to maintain a constructive relationship with our neighbors. "We love working and ...

There's help available for Staten Island homeowners in need - SILive.com (blog)
27 May 2012, 11:58 am
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Energy bills getting to you? I have a few questions for you. Are you 60 or older? Or are you, as the head of your household, on Social Security Disability Insurance? Is heating or air conditioning your home becoming more ...

BofA tries turning distressed homeowners into renters - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Unable to qualify for modifications on Bank of America mortgages, a few of California's most distressed homeowners are being offered one last chance to stay in their homes: Become renters instead. Testing a mortgage-to-lease program in the Golden State ...

Peter McKay | Gas grill industry is sneaky - myrtlebeachonline.com
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
If you opened your window last weekend, you could hear it: homeowners across this great country walked out into their backyards, pulled the grill covers off their gas grills after a long hard winter, dusted them off, opened the lid and cursed, ...

Neighborhoods sue to stop construction of church in Southwest Austin - Austin American-Statesman
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
According to the lawsuit, the neighborhood groups — the Hill Country Estates homeowners Association and Covered Bridge Property Owners Association — contend that a city official acted improperly in approving construction of an outdoor amphitheater at ...

Lipman: Law bans secret homeowners association votes - Houston Chronicle
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here, should consult attorneys for advice on their particular ...