A new life for Continental Surf A hui led by (Real Estate)
A new life for Continental Surf
A hui led by local real-estate investor Joe Leoni has bought the 143-room Continental Surf Hotel, but it won't necessarily follow through with plans by the previous owner to resell the Waikiki budget property by the room as condominiums. Click here for more info
Vegas jury awards couple $3.4 million for mistaken foreclosure
LAS VEGAS -- A jury awarded $3.4 million in damages to a couple whose home was mistakenly foreclosed by mortgage giant Countrywide Home Loans Inc. The Clark District Court jury on Friday awarded Gerald and Katrina Thitchener $922,690 in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. Read more here
Many missing out on STAR program
With Buffalo's property foreclosure auction beginning Monday, a top city official estimates 14,600 property owners are eligible for STAR tax exemptions that could greatly reduce their tax bills, but they have never applied for the money-saving program. More...
Appeal of Nation ruling likely
ONEIDA - Madison County Attorney John Campanie said the county most likely will appeal U.S. District Judge David Hurd's decision that Madison County cannot use foreclosure as a method to collect property taxes from the Oneida Indian Nation. Click here for more info
?Payment due? approaches for evacuees
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In the nearly 40 days since Hurricane Katrina struck, Gulf Coast.evacuees have been looking for jobs and waiting to hear what kinds of disaster-related payments they will get to support the next chapter in their lives. Click here for more info
