Saudi mortgage law 'to permit foreclosure'Saudi Arabia's long-awaited mortgage law will give lenders more rights including the ability to foreclose on properties in default, according to a draft seen by Reuters, appeasing lenders nervous about jumping into the kingdom's real estat More… |
Some US homes cheaper than their copper pipesShards of broken glass outside the basement window of 31 Vine Street hint at the destruction inside the three-story home. Thieves smashed the window to break in and then gutted the property for its copper pipes - a crime that has spread ac More… |
US cities grapple with 'deserted' homes boomOn Lagrange Street in New England's second-largest city, two brick apartment buildings stand side-by-side in varying stages of decay - boarded up, "No Trespassing" signs affixed, paint pealing. Across the street, a condominium complex is o More… |