Record Searchlight - Even as the pace of sales slows in Shasta County, north state home values continue to appreciate at a healthy clip. The latest Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHE (full story)

CBC News - The value of building permits fell almost 11 per cent in April to a five-month low as new housing demand pulled back from near record levels the month before, Statistics Canada said Tuesday (full story)

Forbes - Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'A+' rating to Laclede Gas Co.'s (LGC) proposed issuance of $55 million first mortgage bonds due June 2036. Proceeds from the new issue will be used to reduce s (full story)

WATE - With higher consumer prices, rising interest rates, a cooling real-estate market and ID thieves lurking around every corner, a strong financial game plan is more important than ever. Financial (full story)

dBusinessNews.com - Wilmington - WILMINGTON -- While talk of a housing bubble triggered by higher interest rates is a topic of discussion and much news coverage, most consumer are confident about real (full story)

Mortgage rates have see-sawed back-and-forth in recent weeks on news of a softening housing market (full story)

News Channel 10 - The mortgage boom is apparently over. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association , mortgage applications are down 22 percent compared with the same time last year. This is a big c (full story)

North County Times - NEW YORK - Wall Street struggled to the finish Friday, closing out the week barely changed after a steep dip in monthly job growth left investors confused about the economy's heal (full story)