Posts Tagged ‘housing-boom’

A million-dollar mortgage goes unpaid for years while couple fights foreclosure

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

The eviction from their million-dollar home could come at any moment. Keith and Janet Ritter have been bracing for it — and battling against it — almost from the moment they moved into the five-bedroom, 4,900-square-foot manse along the Potomac River in Fort Washington. Read full article > >

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A million-dollar mortgage goes unpaid for years while couple fights foreclosure

Chinese Spring for $6K Toilets

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

China’s surging economy has created a new middle class with money to spend, with the country’s housing boom leading to a big increase in demand for fancy toilets, some as expensive as $6,000. The Chinese are spending tons of cash on their kitchens and…

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Chinese Spring for $6K Toilets