Avoid being victim of abusive lender
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
Consumer advocacy groups and mortgage lenders want to makeborrowers aware of traps that some subprime lenders use to get consumers to agree to loans they will never be able to repay.

Crackdown on subprime lenders
State, activists take aim at abusive practices
(By Kathryn Tong, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
The market for loans to homeowners and home buyers with less than perfect credit has exploded in the last five years along with the incidents of abuse.

Lots & Blocks
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
A Chelsea initiative: With the real estate boom continuing, ground breakings are routine these days. But the one held in Chelsea last week was enough out of the ordinary to deserve a mention. ACS Development Corp. broke ground for what is described as the city's first new construction of a private, first-class office building in 12 years.

HOME OF THE WEEK
Maine home holds history, promise
(By Kathleen Howley, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
OGUNQUIT, Maine - During the days of segregation there were few places along the southern coast of Maine that rented vacation rooms to African Americans.