Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 43

Friday, March 19, 1993 7D Mortgage refinancing on the rise, trade group says Reno Gazette-Journal The remaining 37.9 percent of applications were for new mortgages to purchase homes. Overall, applications totaled $4. 1 billion during the week ended March 12, a 10.5 percent increase over the previous week and 1 12.9 percent above the comparable week a year ago. ers have been taking advantage of the low rates to cut interest costs. The Mortgage Bankers survey found that refinancing activity represented 62.1 percent of all mortgage applications during the latest reporting week.

That was 3.4 percentage point higher than the previous week. WASHINGTON (AP) The lowest interest rates in 20 years are spurring the highest volume of mortgage refinancings ever, a banking trade group said Thursday. The Mortgage Bankers Association of America said its weekly surveys showed that refinancing activity, which has been on the rise for three months, reached a record during the week ended March 12. At that time, the association's refinancing index stood at 1523.1, surpassing the previous high of 1428.4 set during the week of Jan. 17.

1992. But both the Mortgage Bankers data and results of another survey ings saved homeowners $16 billion last year. "We are projecting similar savings this year and this increase in spendable income should give a significant boost to our recovering economy," he said. Refinancing activity has not been limited to homeowners. Businessmen and corporate lead released on Thursday suggested rates may be edging up again.

Refinancing means trading in existing mortgages with high interest rates for new loans with lower rates. That usually translates into lower monthly payments for homeowners. Warren Lasko, association executive vice president, said refinanc Chrysler plans to introduce line of larger models in May office cms Mvioii, Also, get it in gear to win gear at 1-80 Smokeshop Campground. Each Saturday during the month of March, 1-80 Smokeshop Campground will hold a 1 p.m. drawing.

Eight big winners will win Adventure Gear like tents, backpacks, boats and sleeping bags. Visit 1-80 Smokeshop Campground today and sign up to win the gear to begin your adventure. Need not be present to win. styling cues for its new cars, like the limited production Dodge Viper roadster before them, from the past. John Herlitz, director of Exterior Passenger Car Design, said Chrysler wanted to mate the cab forward design with something suitable from the past of automotive design.

The search stopped at the Type 57 Bugatti from the 1930s. "It had an extremely rakish windshield for the time and a very rounded roof profile, both in side and plan view," he said. A scale model showed the design fit well, so Chrysler went ahead and incorporated it into computer design sketches. For the Chrysler brand, whose current mainstays like the Fifth Avenue and Imperial land yachts are destined to disappear, the goal is to sell premium luxury models. Even the Chrysler brand minivan, the Town Country, has upscale touches.

passenger car is literally an extension of the Chrysler Concorde, midsize LH sedan aimed at the slightly older buyer to whom ride comfort is paramount. Like the $29,046, five-passenger, sporty LHS, the New Yorker is 207 inches long compared with a 200-inch length for the Dodge Intrepid and 202 inches for the Eagle Vision and Concorde. All five cars share a 1 1 3-inch wheel base and huge interiors because of Chrysler's cab forward design. Crowded market: Chrysler's price advantage may be shortlived, however. Slumping sales of many models in the overcrowded luxury car segment have led to lease offers heavily subsidized by the factory as much as $10,000 a car.

"So many of the Japanese companies have crowded into the same segment," Lutz said. "I've got to tell you that market between $35,000 and $45,000 just isn't that has taken some of the DETROIT (AP) Flush with the success of its trio of midsize sedans, Chrysler will bring two large, luxury LH models to showrooms in May. But don't equate luxury with price: Chrysler claims the stickers on its New Yorker and LHS sport sedans will fall somewhere between traditional domestic big cars and performance-oriented imports. The cars also give Chrysler two more chances to improve its brand image. "We're in under the competition by between $4,000 and $10,000, and even more depending on which imported cars you look at," Chrysler president Bob Lutz said in an interview Thursday.

"That's part of a conscious strategy. The excesses of the '80s are well over. Conspicuous consumption is passe." New New Yorker: At $24,294, the New Yorker name is the only thing the car carries from its predecessor. The roomy, six- SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy. 'Must be 21 years of age or older.

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Light fixtures, carpeting and everything in between is up for sale. Some people waited as long as Robert Weygand, were amended by the Senate Special Legislation Committee to exempt facilities permitted under state law prior to Jan. 1, 1993. Weygand said that while the state would see some immediate economic gain, casino gambling would cost more in the long run. The state "would surely lose very quickly in the cost to law enforcement, the cost to social services and other costs associated with social decay," he said.

Vegas City Council OKs sports book ban for bars LAS VEGAS The Las Vegas City Council has approved a regulation that would prevent sports books from opening in neighborhood bars and lounges. The state Gaming Control Board previously voiced its opposition to such operations, saying the idea of books in neighborhood bars could spread statewide if the idea takes hold in Las Vegas. The city council approved a measure that closed a loophole in the city's gaming regulations that allowed seven taverns to apply for a sports book license. Wire service reports The District Board of Health of Washoe County is accepting applications for a 3 year appointment to the Air Pollution Control Hearing Board. The Hearing Board reviews appeals of individuals issued notices for violating the Air Pollution Control Regulations and makes recommendations to the District Board of Health for possible penalties.

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25 following its purchase by Mirage Resorts Inc. James Long, vice president of National Content Liquidators said he expected a large crowd when the sale began Wednesday. His firm, which also conducted the Landmark sale, decided to charge $2 admission on opening day to deter those who might not be buyers. Tourists may help pay for Fremont canopy LAS VEGAS Some of the tourists lured to downtown Las Vegas by a glittering 100-foot-high canopy covering Fremont Street will end up paying part of the $63 million tab for the project. The Las Vegas City Council has voted to seek authority from the Legislature to raise the room tax on most downtown hotels by 2 percent.

Officials estimate that is enough to back a $10.7 million bond issue. Downtown casino owners already have pledged 1 8 ill ion toward the high-tech light and sound show, which its designers are calling the "Fremont Street Experience." Now they've agreed to back the room tax hike. The city, through the Downtown Redevelopment Agency, will chip in about $27.6 million for street improvements and a parking garage, and will ask the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to help finance the remaining $6 million. The project will be a 100-foot-high, 3.5-acre canopy over four blocks of Fremont Street. Rhode Island panel OKs anti-gaming bills PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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