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CEO: Too many regulations can be a bad thing (Montgomery Advertiser)

An old saying holds that too many cooks spoil the broth.

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It may be time to refinance (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Anyone with an interest rate higher than 7 percent, or possibly even 6 percent, on a home mortgage should start having serious conversations with their lender or another bank about refinancing the loan, local experts say.

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Year in review (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

March 2008 March 2: In the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton area, a gallon of diesel averaged $3.76, the highest price on record. ■ Home prices in 2007 in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton increased 7.2 percent, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. The metro area ranked 18th in home-price gains among the nation’s 291 metro areas. ■ The Pennsylvania Higher Education …

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Some REITs Have a Contrarian Flavor (New York Times)

Agency real estate investment trusts have held up relatively well in the face of recession and a banking system in crisis.

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Mortgage refinancing activity up in Fresno (The Fresno Bee)

Interest rates are nearing record lows, and more families are trying to refinance their loans. Read comments

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