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Boomers Who Start Businesses
Don't be fooled by baby-faced Mark Zuckerberg: Contrary to popular opinion, 20-somethings aren't the only ones responsible for successful startups these days. Sure, we may be obsessed with youth, but don't forget, it's also wasted on the young, wh...
Toni's Take on Real Estate: Connections Come Full Circel
Toni's Take, Huffington post: I'm all about making connections. I've been networking my entire life -- I'm not kidding when I say I started networking in elementary school -- and funnily enough it's all come full circle.
U.S. Apartment Market Expanding Beyond Recovery Levels
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Affordable Rental Housing Difficult To Find In Cook County
Though demand for affordable rental housing in Cook County is on the rise, the number of moderately-priced rental units available has failed to keep pace with the number of individuals trying to make ends meet. A report [PDF] released Tuesday by t...
Housing Market Split Between Very Rich And Everyone Else
-- In America, it's starting to feel as if there are two housing markets. One for the rich and one for everyone else.
Natural Gas: Good for the Economy, Good for the Environment
Not only has investment in shale gas risen to record levels, but the natural gas industry now employs more of our citizens than ever before. That's especially good news at a time when the national unemployment rate holds at a staggering 16.7% for ...
Unemployment Surpasses 'The Economy' As US's Biggest Concern
It's the unemployment, stupid, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
Look Back to the Impending Doom of We Faced in 2007
Since 2007, Chicago's Englewood and West Englewood areas slid into a sinkhole. Homes that once housed lower middle class and middle class families stand empty; the prairie is reclaiming a large part of the city's south side.
A Quick Fix for Commercial Mortgages Coming Due?
Despite the imperfections, SBA is filling a niche where traditional lenders fear to tread. Moreover, the program will likely become easier after SBA and the CDCs have a few deals under their belts.
Home Sale Pricess Show Downward Spiral Again
Nearly two years since the recession officially ended, home sale prices in major U.S. cities dropped to their lowest level since the bubble burst in 2006, according to fresh data released on Tuesday. The report confirms that the housing market's "...
Housng Mrkt's Prspcts Bleak As Foreclosed Prop Backlog Grows
The ailing housing market remains hampered by the backlog of distressed properties, which is growing larger as banks repossess more homes than they sell. Banks now hold more than 872,000 homes, nearly twice as many as in 2007, the New York Times r...
Conf. Accuse 5 Biggest Mortg Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers
WASHINGTON -- A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation’s five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased with government-backed loans, four officials briefed on the findi...
China's Ghost Cities: Could The Real Estate Bubble Burst?
So many new high-rise urban centers have sprouted across China in recent years that you can almost hear the bubble popping.
Foreclosures Fall To 40 Month Low - Due To Paperwork Delays
Foreclosure activity has fallen to a 40-month low, but not because of any recovery in the housing market, a new report finds. Rather, the slowdown comes from massive delays in processing foreclosure paperwork.
The Cube: Living Large In A Tiny Eco Home
How comfortably could a person live in a home that measures approximately 10 by 10 by 10 feet? Check out this cool tiny home!
Foreclosure Crisis Helps Make New Homes Bad Deal
WASHINGTON:€” A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many places. A wave of foreclosures has driven down the cost of previously occupied homes and made them even more of a comparative bargain.
Mortgage Industry To Face Massive Changes
Federal regulators and the top law enforcement officers in all fifty states are eyeing big changes to the dysfunctional home loan industry. If these officials have their way...
Moshe Safdie's Golden Dream Bay Sky Garden Apartments
From Inhabitat: If you've ever wanted to live inside of a pixelated dream world, check out Moshe Safdie's massive residential complex design for Qinhuangdao, China.
Obama Administration's Foreclosure Program Shambles...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that more than 600,000 homeowners across the country have been granted "permanent" mortgage modifications under the Obama administration's signature anti-foreclosure...
HSBC Warns Of Punshmnt 4 Imprpr Forclsre Pract n U.S.
HSBC North America Holdings, the nation's ninth-largest bank by assets, warned investors Monday of impending fines after receiving notice from federal bank regulators admonishing the lender for improper foreclosure practices. The bank is the lates...
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