Commercial Real Estate Lenders Step Into Riskier Deals
June 29, 2011 by
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Commercial Real Estate Lenders Step Into Riskier Deals
More financial institutions are looking for lending opportunities, but viable loans remain scarce.
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Why the housing crash remains a wreck
June 28, 2011 by
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Why the housing crash remains a wreck
Foreclosures. Short Sales. Unemployment. Tight credit. Overbuilding. Those are but some of the reasons housing markets in many parts of the country remain stubbornly depressed, even while activity in other economic sectors has begun to rebound.
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The day ahead in business
June 27, 2011 by
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The day ahead in business
Reports: Jobless claims for week ended June 18, 7:30 a.m.; New-homes sales for May, 9 a.m., Mortgage rates for week ended June 23, 9 a.m.
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The five-star fantasist, whose claims of being a Lord and wealthier than the Queen are as bankrupt as his hotel empire
June 26, 2011 by
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The five-star fantasist, whose claims of being a Lord and wealthier than the Queen are as bankrupt as his hotel empire
The magnificent Italianate palace that overlooks the Thames outside Taplow, Bucks, has been home to three Dukes and a Prince of Wales and famously hosted the first meeting of John Profumo and Christine Keeler by [...]
Census in North Alabama: Expanding population, low housing vacancies, and quickly rising Asian, Guatemalan, Mexican …
June 25, 2011 by
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Census in North Alabama: Expanding population, low housing vacancies, and quickly rising Asian, Guatemalan, Mexican …
The U.S. Census released new reports this month on race, ethnicity, family relationships and home ownership. In the counties surrounding Huntsville, Jackson County alone reports a declining population overall and a high median age. Yet all counties around Huntsville saw [...]
US suffers from ‘chronic’ downturn
June 24, 2011 by
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US suffers from ‘chronic’ downturn
Sour reports overnight on the number of people who sought unemployment benefits and buyers of new homes illustrate what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged Wednesday: Many factors weighing on the economy are proving to be more chronic than first imagined.
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CreditCardGuide.com Hires Erica Sandberg as National Spokeswoman
June 23, 2011 by
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CreditCardGuide.com Hires Erica Sandberg as National Spokeswoman
AUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE) is pleased to announce nationally recognized credit and money management expert Erica Sandberg has joined Bankrate, Inc.’s CreditCardGuide.com, one of the Internet’s most trusted sources of news and information about credit cards, as the website’s leading spokeswoman and [...]
Britain’s economy is stagnating before the cuts bite. Osborne needs a plan C now | Robert Skidelsky – Haaretz Daily
June 22, 2011 by
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Britain’s economy is stagnating before the cuts bite. Osborne needs a plan C now | Robert Skidelsky – Haaretz Daily
A year ago George Osborne delivered his austerity budget. Britain has since been stuck in the recovery slow lane George Osborne expected to inherit a booming economy.
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Queensland mortgage default rates worst in Australia
June 21, 2011 by
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Queensland mortgage default rates worst in Australia
Logan, south of Brisbane, has the highest rate of mortgage defaults in the state, according to a report revealing the extent of financial stress across Queensland.
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Europe debt crisis shadows Fed meeting on economy
June 20, 2011 by
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Europe debt crisis shadows Fed meeting on economy
If the U.S. economic slowdown weren’t enough to deal with, the Federal Reserve this week must consider a new threat: a resurgent European debt crisis that could imperil the global economy.
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