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Washington, DC, Nov. 13, 2008--Initial jobless claims hit their highest level since September 2001, rising to 516,000 in the latest week, a further sign of how the U.S. labor market's struggling, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Washington, DC, Nov. 13, 2008--Mortgage applications rose a seasonally adjusted 11.9% compared with the prior week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.
Quebec, Canada, Nov. 13, 2008--Canadian hardwood flooring manufacturer Preverco said it has established a new green policy.
Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 2008--The residential remodeling market continued its slump during the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index.
Viken, Sweden, Nov. 12, 2008--Välinge has signed a cooperation agreement with Claes Wennerth of CWC International.
Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 2008--A new federal plan to help struggling homeowners is coming under fire as falling well short of what is needed to make a difference.
Orlando, FL, Nov. 11, 2008--The housing industry generally praised the temporary first-time home buyer tax credits written into the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 this summer. But apparently buyers weren't as impressed.
New York, NY, Nov. 12, 2008--U.S. home values posted their seventh consecutive quarterly decline, with nearly one-third of Americans who sold in the past year losing money, real estate website Zillow.com said on Wednesday.
Dalton, GA, Nov. 10, 2008--A Whitfield County man was killed on the job at Aladdin Mills on Monday, according to published reports.
Neumarkt, Germany, Nov. 11, 2008--Pfleiderer AG is launching more cost-cutting measures after the financial market crisis eroded its third-quarter sales and made price increases difficult.