Design firm president faces lawsuit on office building - Crain’s Chicago Business
(Crain s) A venture managed by Space LLC president Jean Bellas is facing a foreclosure lawsuit seeking nearly $10 million on a River North loft office building where the high-flying interior office design firm is located. A venture managed by

Should you be looking at “short sale” homes? - Walletpop.com
You may be hearing a lot about buying properties “short,” like it’s some modern-day Gold Rush, where homes are being offered for 50% off or more. Short-selling is when the bank agrees the home is worth less than what it was financed for. Having bid

Healing through art, artist’s paintings help families cope with loss - Carroll County Times
“Let’s go see the boys,” Westerville, Ohio, artist Anita Miller says as she heads down the unfinished wooden stairs to her studio. There are “the boys”: Eight life-size oil paintings, images she hopes capture the spirit and personalities of Lima

4) Lock in Your Loans at Fixed Rates - Newsweek
It’s still a good time to lock in a fixed-rate mortgage. If you’re carrying a balance on a home equity line, consider switching it to a fixed-rate second mortgage to limit your exposure to rising rates. Between 1972 and 1980 short-term rates rose

Debt weighs on budgets strained by rising prices - North Platte Telegraph
Forget about the rising price of gas or groceries. Debt is the financial killer for many families, although escalating prices do add to people’s money problems. “I think for someone with debt it’s going to be much more difficult,” said Don Leu

Giants now no different - Bridgeton News
In an era when most pro sports franchises treated fans like human ATMs, available for cash withdrawal 24 hours a day, the Giants were different. They operated like an old-fashioned family business, one that valued their customers’ loyalty over the