Nearly Four in 10 Mortgages to Minorities Were Subprime in 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Mortgage lending to minorities was down seven percent in 2006, according to a new analysis released today at the 3rd Annual Mortgage Lending Industry Emerging Markets and Diversity Conference outside Washington, D.C. The only exception was among African Americans, which showed an increase of 0.6 percent over the prior year.

2007 Coldwell Banker(R) Home Price Comparison Index Reveals That $2.1 Million Separates Beverly Hills from Killeen, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PARSIPPANY, N.J.----"Location. Location. Location." The age-old adage that defines home prices equates to a $2.1 million difference between the nation's most expensive and affordable housing markets according to the 2007 Coldwell Banker?Home Price Comparison Index .

In credit crunch, location matters (Reno Gazette-Journal)
You've heard about how the credit crunch has made it harder for many types of buyers to afford a home or qualify for a mortgage.

Mount Vernon ethanol plant gets air permit (Evansville Courier & Press)
Work on an ethanol plant at the Port of Indiana is moving ahead now that the project has received a green light from Indiana environmental officials.

Coming home with jobs in tow (The Buffalo News)
Buffalo's "brain drain" may have a plug.