Participated commercial mortgage loans – a product that commonly appears in commercial mortgage-backed securities – are becoming increasingly complicated, according to a report issued last week by Fitch Ratings. According to Fitch analysts Daniel Chambers and Zanda Lynn, participated loan ...
Read More »Immigrants Important For Future Home Sales
A strong increase of immigrants into the United States during the past 10 years could play an influential role in supporting housing demand for the remainder of this decade, according to economist Michael Carliner of the National Association of Home ...
Read More »Court Finds Disability Education Bill Constitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that a controversial Missouri House bill, amended by the state Senate, that targeted students with disabilities, does not violate the Missouri Constitution. The original bill, House Bill 2023, introduced in the House in ...
Read More »Supreme Court Showdown Over Education Withholdings Begins
A legal battle over withholdings to K-12 education that began in July makes its way to the highest court in the state today. Fourteen Missouri school districts are asking the Missouri Supreme Court to reject Gov. Bob Holden’s $192 million ...
Read More »Missouri Legislatures Face Both New And Old Issues
Monday marked the beginning of Missouri’s House and Senate prefiling bills for the January legislative session. Issues lawmakers filed on the opening day ranged from taxes to gay marriages, from cloning to face veils and from repealing tax limits to ...
Read More »LaserCycle, Inc. Announces New Manager
LaserCycle, Inc. of Lenexa added Everett Turner as the Customer Care Manager. Director of Sales, Mike Williamson saidTurner will be on the front lines of providing more customer care and support. Turner comes to the company with 14 years of ...
Read More »Missouri's Senior Rx Program To Fill Gap
Gov. Bob Holden announced a plan to help ease the financial burden for Missouri seniors paying for expensive prescription drugs. Missouri’s existing prescription drug program for senior citizens will be combined with the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Holden said ...
Read More »AWL Collects Toys For Sheffield Place
The Association for Women Lawyers will be collecting toys and gifts for Sheffield Place at their annual meeting and holiday judicial recpetion. The reception takes place 5:00 p.m December 9th at 401 W. 55th Street. Sheffield Place is a long ...
Read More »Woman Convicted Of Murder Granted New Trial
A Hickory County woman convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to two consecutive 30-year terms in prison will have another chance to present evidence of self-defense, defense of premises and voluntary manslaughter after a Missouri Supreme Court decision reversed her ...
Read More »Technology Makes Shopping Easier
‘Tis the season for long lines at cash registers, fighting crowds in the mall and trying in vain to ask a salesperson for help. But this year, some retailers are trying to make it a little easier to survive. Wal-Mart ...
Read More »Condominium Sales Remain A Hot Trend
Condominium sales are heating up nationwide, and the trend is likely to continue, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The builders group reported Tuesday that sales of new and existing condominiums rose 12.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted ...
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