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CNNMoney.com Headlines
Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.
Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs.
Don't say we didn't warn you.
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million.
Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months.
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MSNBC.com Headlines

Despite the impact of the recession on the Golden State, Los Angeles appears to be weathering the storm.Jobs in Washington D.C. are growing quickly, and in 2008 the city produced more in goods and services than almost anywhere in the country.





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A home is offered for sale in Elgin, Ill., in May 2009. That area was hit hard by foreclosures and short sales.NYT: The Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave.





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The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.


Business - Construction and Maintenance - Residential Housing - Real estate - Thomson Reuters

Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.

Fort Bend County, an upscale suburb west of downtown Houston, saw incomes grow 10 percent between 2007 and 2008. The county has also added 5,913 new jobs since the second quarter of 2007. Professional success often requires some degree of sacrifice. Surprisingly, one of those sacrifices might include moving to the outskirts of some big cities.





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WSJ.com Real Estate Headlines
The Helmsley Carlton House is being sold to a partnership between private-equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Extell Development for about $170 million.
Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.
Apollo's purchase of Citigroup's real-estate investment business would give Joseph Azrack a second tour of duty.
With European property markets beginning to recover from the market downturn and global recession, there are signs that the REIT revolution could be at hand.
Mall owner General Growth Properties has bolstered its case for exiting from bankruptcy protection as a stand-alone company.
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Inman News Headlines
Appraisers: BPOs raise risk of fraud in short sales

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California cities discounted the least

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Perspective: 2020 Re-Envision

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Washington Post Real Estate Headlines
The recession may have done a number on your credit score, even if it spurred you to reform spendthrift ways and cut up your credit cards. For many, the drops have come at the same time that lenders have tightened their standards and demanded higher scores to get the best interest rates.

One day in February, it was an empty, snow-covered lot in Bethesda. In 32 hours, the property held a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath French country mansion with a walkout basement.

Pedestrian-friendly Huntington Terrace in Bethesda is celebrating its centennial this year. Narrow streets -- about 20 feet, curb to curb -- pass homes with mature trees and modest front yards. Children can walk to Bradley Hills Elementary School without having to cross busy streets.

We are a nation of bargain hunters, especially when it comes to real estate. And what could be a better bargain strategy than this? Snap up a foreclosed, partially completed house for a song, finish it up and own a really nice home for less money than buying a finished house.


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