British mortgage lender Nationwide snaps up struggling peers (TODAYonline)A property for sale in east London in early April 2008. Nationwide Building Society, the second biggest lender of home loans in Britain, said it had agreed to buy two smaller peers struggling to cope with the global credit crunch.

Stamp duty frozen on homes up to £175,000 (EveningTimes Online)SCOTS homeowners were given a welcome boost today as stamp duty was suspended on purchases of less than £175,000. The move, part of an emergency rescue package, will give a big boost to Glasgow buyers, where the average price of property for sale is around £160,000.

In the San Fernando Valley, an homage to Elvis' Graceland (Los Angeles Times)

Tax bills prove embarrassing for some public officials (The Union)Two high-ranking county officials, the district attorney and the director of community development, appeared on a public Web site this week among hundreds of others who didn't pay their property taxes last year.

South Haven business owner faces charges for removing signs (The Kalamazoo Gazette)SOUTH HAVEN -- Garage sales. Open houses. Political parties. They're signs of the season.

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