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What Real Estate Agents Wish You Knew About Their Job
Real estate is a weird business. It's a major pillar of the American -- nay, global -- economy, as the current malaise shows, and yet so few people understand it.
Police charge landlord in Jersey City pizzeria bomb plot
A building owner accused of placing a crude bomb in a pizzeria that had been rented by a man he'd fought over back rent, was arrested Monday.
States propose using federal funds to pay down mortgages
Unemployed? Owe more on your mortgage than your home is worth? Your state might one day pay your mortgage. Giving people free money to cover their home loans is just one of the radical ways that four states....
Former Trump University student files suit
Tarla Makaeff's federal class-action suit claims that the university's promise of providing a "complete" real estate education was bogus and that the classes she attended did little else but pitch additional pricey classes to students.
How foreclosure impacts your credit score - Apr. 22, 2010
With delinquencies way up over the past few years -- the Mortgage Bankers Association reports 10.44% of all mortgage borrowers had some kind of filing during the last three months of 2009 - Here's an estimate of the impact to your FICO score.
Home Buyer Tax Credit Called Successful, but Costly
Analysts say most of the $12.6 billion in credits were collected by those who would have bought homes anyway.
New York's Ten Worst Landlords
New York News - The Village Voice is the definitive source for New York news coverage, politics, and blogs.
How Not to Pay Taxes: Lessons from the L.A. Dodgers' Owners
How would you like to make a fortune and not pay a lick of taxes? And better yet, have it blessed by the IRS?
Ohio man bulldozes $350K home to avoid foreclosure
Ohio man says he bulldozed his $350,000 home to keep a bank from foreclosing on it.
Jim Bunning: Why I took a stand - Opinion - USATODAY.com
If the Senate cannot find $10 billion to pay for a measure we all support, we will never pay for anything.’
Hong Kong's Real Estate Surges - WSJ.com
Around the region, easy credit and ample liquidity is fueling fears that real-estate prices may be rising to irrational levels.
Number of banks on problem list tops 700 - Feb. 23, 2010
More than 700 banks, or nearly one out of every 11, are at risk of going under, Just 76 financial institutions were on the list in the fourth quarter of 2007.
13 outrageous tenant excuses
From rent-eating dogs to a mysteriously dripping roof, here are some of the most ridiculous reasons renters give for missed rent or damaged property.
Senate Approves Extended U.S. Homebuyer Tax Credit
Lawmakers voted 98-0 for the measure, sending it to the House. The $8,000 homebuyers’ tax credit would continue until April 30 and be expanded
China said to be buying U.S. mortgages
The China Investment Corp. is set to invest up to $2 billion in mortgage-backed securities because it considers the housing market set for a recovery
Fixing foreclosures with a right to rent
would allow folks who have lost their home to foreclosure to continue living in the home as a renter
The inflation vs. deflation debate Which Will it Be?
Many economists are worried about prices -- but they disagree about whether prices are going up or down.
The Subprime Mortgage Primer - Page 2
Explanation of how the Subprime crash started and all the parties involved using stick figures and some comedy.
Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods
Neighborhood Scout.com's list of the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods not cities.
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