Kerry mortgage loan to campaign questioned - 2004-03-02
Sen. John Kerry was approached yesterday to make public all documents implicating the emergency $6.4 million mortgage loan he secured on his Boston town house late last year to finance his then-sagging presidential campaign.

At issue is the Mellon Bank's $12.8 million appraisal of Mr. Kerry's house on Boston's Beacon Hill — substantially higher than the city's $6.95 million property-value assessment.
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Home resales, prices climbs to record levels - 2004-03-02
O'ahu’s hot real estate market shows no signs of slowing down. The number of single-family homes resold in February was the highest ever for that month, even though prices were at all-time highs and supply was at record lows.

Still, Mary Begier, board president, said low mortgage rates continue to help buyers with moderate incomes afford homes despite the rising prices.
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