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And They Call It Ponzi Love

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Attorneys, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Market, Mortgages, Mortgage Lenders, Bank Lending, Subprime Mortgages, Mortgage Crisis, Ponzi Scheme, Banks, Real Estate Bubble, Real Estate, Economy, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

If buyers can't buy, the real estate market stays in a sinkhole. Can't the assholes in Washington understand that they really, really need us to save the market?

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Home Sales Show Big Monthly Increase Due To Expiring Tax Credit

AP | ALAN ZIBEL and ALEX VEIGA | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, National Association of Realtors, Housing, Housing Crisis, Home Prices, Home Sales, Business News

WASHINGTON — Racing to complete their purchases before a tax credit for first-time owners expires, homebuyers pushed sales up last month by the ...

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Strangest Homes On The Market (PHOTOS)

AOL | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, Houses, Homes, Real Estate, Home Sales, Business News

Oddball properties dot neighborhoods across the country--castle-like structures and homes built from lighthouses and bamboo. From a "residential commu...

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Area Home Sales End Three-Year Skid

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Real Estate Market, Chicago Real Estate, Real Estate, Chicago Home Sales, Chicago Real Estate Market, Chicago News

Chicago-area home sales inched up in July compared with July 2008, the first year-over-year increase in more than three years, according to the Illino...

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Home Prices: Why They're Less Important Than You Think

WSJ | Guest Contributor | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, Consumer Spending, Home Prices, Real Esate Prices, Wealth Effect, Home Values, Business News

Much commentary in the financial press over the last several months has been concerned with the impact of falling house prices on consumer spending. W...

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New York Real Estate: How to Spot A Good Deal

New York Times | ELIZABETH A. HARRIS | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Real Estate Market, New York Real Estate, Manhattan Apartments, Real Estate, New York, New York Real Estate Market, New York News

Many New York City apartments have had drastic price reductions in the last few months, as sellers chase after a cascading market. But a discount from...

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Clip and Save: $1 Million Off

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, Falling Real Estate Markets, Coupons, Florida, Real Estate, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Looking to save a buck? Who isn't? How about saving one million bucks. Intrigued? Read on.

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Home Prices: 6.3% Decline In January

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, Real Estate, Home Prices, Home Sales, Business News

WASHINGTON — A government report says U.S. home prices fell 6.3 percent in January from the same month last year. The Federal Housing Finance A...

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Dubai's Laid-Off Foreigners Flee Spiraling Economy

Nytimes.com | By ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 03.15.2009 | World

Read More: Real Estate Market, Global Financial Crisis, Lay-Offs, Dubai, Persian Gulf, Dubai Airport, Middle East, Economy, Abandoned Cars, United Arab Emirates, Foreigners in Dubai, Foreign Workers, World News

Sofia, a 34-year-old Frenchwoman, moved here a year ago to take a job in advertising, so confident about Dubai's fast-growing economy that she bought ...

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An Overview of the Recession

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Real Estate Market, Unemployment, Economic Recession, Financial Crisis, 2008 Recession, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Recession, Business News
Hale

We are in clearly uncharted waters when it comes to the U.S. recession. There are no rules that apply -- we're trying to figure this thing out as we go along.

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Republicans Vacating Washington Have To Sell Homes In Terrible Market

New York Times | Catherine Rampell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Market, Real Estate Values, Finance, Economy, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Election Results, Getting Fairfaxed, Suburban Sprawl, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

Democrats, don't put away the celebratory booze just yet. One of the world's greatest opportunities for schadenfreude is about to present itself, as a...

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Real Estate Investing: How Green Real Estate Can Help You Weather A Tough Housing Market

TheDailyGreen.com | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Real Estate Market, Green Real Estate, Green Living, Real Estate Investing, Green Investing, Green Business, Save Money, Housing Crisis, Green News

It's a tough housing market for sellers. But here's the good news: Real estate agents and homeowners alike are discovering that they can get a leg up...

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U.S. Subprime Crisis Costs World $7.7 Trillion Dollars

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Meltdown, Wall Street, Credit Crunch, Long Term Capital Management, Stock Market, Brazilian Real Currency Crisis, Real-Estate Market, Business News

The meltdown in the US subprime real-estate market has led to a global loss of 7.7 trillion dollars in stock-market value since October, a report by B...

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