Triad legislators support law fighting predatory lending - 2004-03-20
North Carolina's state law banning predatory lending is the base for federal legislation two North Carolina congressmen are supporting.

One case cited during Friday's session was that of a Durham man who had built up less than $300 in equity after nine years of making monthly mortgage payments.
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Builders weigh in on intelligent growth - 2004-03-20
K. Hovnanian Companies is a finalist in a bid to build between 600 and 800 market rate homes in Camden. The company also will develop 500 homes in Chesterfield Township in rural Burlington County.

Credit low mortgage rates for booming sales. But the average price of a new home in the state is $360,000, Haber said. Housing prices have risen 73 percent between 1998 and 2003
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