THE recent surge in HDB and private home sales has seen a pick-up in the pace of lending among banks, which have come up with new and innovative loan products to lure home-buyers. Compared to the first quarter, the second quarter saw the number of approvals more than doubled, said Mr Gregory Chan, head of consumer secured lending at OCBC Bank.
You’ve got to give some companies credit. At the height of the swine flu scare, businesses were queuing up to give advice on protecting staff and so on. Now people’s fears have abated some businesses still want to cash in. AXA Icas, the insurer’s “employee assistance” business is now hawking its wares – in particular its absenteeism expertise. Handy to catch all those swine flu skivers.
A mobile home used as an office caught fire Sunday causing damage to the exterior of the building and three tour buses.
Todd Schulenberg dreams of running his own painting business, but after he was released from prison for the fourth time in April he was struggling with money. Similar struggles, he said, led to his robbing a bank in 2004. “I wake up every morning thinking about doing crimes,” Schulenberg, 40, said this spring. “I don’t know if I’m going to make it.”
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Naples resident, CEO has green focus for home and business
Naples Daily News Housh, who lives in Naples seven to eight months out of the year, has more than 30 years of experience in the energy management business. … |
Rich Housh is all about green. He’s building a green solar-powered house in downtown Naples. He expects his new green electric car to arrive in a few months and he’s running a green start-up company that’s, well, gaining energy.
NORTHFIELD– Last month a northfield hobby shop fell victim to the recession and was forced to make the hardest decision in their 13-year history, to close doors for good. Just when they thought it was all over, some people in the community stepped up and saved this small local business.
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Work-at-home scam detection
Examiner.com The most helpful site I've found for checking work-at-home opportunity credibility is the Better Business Bureau. Select the option to enter a website URL … and more » |
Consumers go for high-end durables PRICE IS NO MATTER. Chennai, Aug. 9 Amitabh Tiwari, Business Head (Home Entertainment Business), LG Electronics India (P) Ltd, recalls that last year the company struggled to sell even 50 units of its top-end 50-inch plasma TVs …
Erlanger, Ky. – The State of Kentucky is easing the cost of buying a new home for residents who don’t qualify for the federal first-time homebuyer credit.
