WASHINGTON — Banks may be allowed to hold a smaller stake in the mortgage investments they sell if those loans are made to homebuyers with stronger finances. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Federal Reserve and other agencies on Wednesday ...

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WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy U.S. homes in July, but the level stayed close to a 6 ½-year high. The modest decline suggests higher mortgage rates have yet to sharply slow sales. The National Association of Realtors ...

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Famous Dave’s of America Inc., a Minneapolis-based chain of barbeque restaurants, said it will close its Gaithersburg location on Sept. 8, when its lease on Quince Orchard Road expires, and open a new restaurant in Germantown the following week at 20660 Seneca Meadows Parkway.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 12.1 percent in June from a year earlier, nearly matching a seven-year high. But month-over-month price gains slowed in most markets, a sign that higher mortgage rates may weigh on the housing recovery. The ...

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Cushman & Wakefield of Maryland Inc. said its capital markets team brokered the sale of a downtown parking lot at 300 E. Pratt St.

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WASHINGTON — Americans cut back sharply in July on their purchases of new homes, a sign that higher mortgage rates may weigh on the housing recovery. The Commerce Department said Friday that U.S. sales of newly built home dropped 13.4 ...

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WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages rose this week to their highest levels in two years, driven by heightened speculation that the Federal Reserve will slow its bond purchases later this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday ...

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WASHINGTON — For the first time since 2009, previously occupied U.S. homes are selling at a pace associated with a healthy market. Sales jumped 6.5 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.4 million, the National Association ...

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A long-running Baltimore accounting firm’s move to 400 E. Pratt St. is just part of Baltimore’s attempt to revitalize its downtown business district, even as other neighborhoods have been attracting more buzz.

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Texas Roadhouse to open restaurant at SJPI business park in Frederick Texas Roadhouse, a Louisville, Ky.-based chain of casual-dining restaurants, restaurant has signed a ground lease with St. John Properties Inc. for a 2.25 acre pad site at Westview Business ...

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