The Day the Disney Theme Park Legacy Began

RISMEDIA, July 17 2007??”The Disneyland theme park, located in Anaheim, California, opened on this day in 1955. The park is owned and operated by

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Are Your Priorities Straight?

By Dr. Cliff BairdRISMEDIA, July 17 2007??”???Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.??? This famous quote by Eleanor Roosevelt summarizes how each of us reason through decisions and problems. What’s your approach? The following are

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New online maps for homebuyers

Since Google made its maps available for customization last year, savvy programmers have created thriving businesses by adding layers of information.

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American Real Estate LP Announces Lear AREP Deal not Approved - CNNMoney.com


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American Real Estate LP Announces Lear AREP Deal not Approved
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American Real Estate Partners, LP ("AREP"), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in three primary business segments: ...
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Getting the Point Across Part III: Expert Advice on Effective Communication

By Jeff Mandel and Steve Hamner? ? ? ? ? RISMEDIA, July 17 2007??”After interviewing our real estate and financial experts on the many facets of communication, we asked the group to provide some recommendations that could be applied by our readers to improve their communication both within their organizations and with external business partners.Here are some of the [...]

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NAACP Subprime Discrimination Suit

We mentioned briefly last week that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (the NAACP) has filed a class action suit against more than a dozen subprime lenders in an effort to stop those lenders from engaging in what the suit calls "systematic, institutionalized racism in making home mortgage loans."

The NAACP suit specifically names 14 lenders: Ameriquest, Wells Fargo...

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Carl Berg a `godfather' of Valley real estate - San Jose Mercury News

Carl Berg a `godfather' of Valley real estate
San Jose Mercury News,  USA -9 hours ago
That company took off, fueled by a hot real estate market where landlords made a killing because office space was tight. In 2002, just two percent of Berg's ...
Mission West Properties close to $1.8B deal with private equity buyersFinancialWeek (subscription)
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Billionaires snap up homes in Platinum Triangle

Joyce Rey stands in the soaring marble entryway of a palatial Bel-Air estate, ticking off its selling points. Master suites? There are five of...

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New York Seeing A Reverse Migration From Long Island?

As a boy growing up on the south shore of Long Island it seemed that everyone I knew had family that moved from the city. It could have been Brooklyn, Queens, or the Bronx, and even the few that left Manhattan, but it seemed that was the natural evolution in life. Your ancestors arrived from Europe, [...]

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Ethel Kennedy Cuts Virginia Estate’s Price

The widow of Robert F. Kennedy has chopped $12.5 million off her asking price; movie-star couple Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are in talks to buy adjoining Manhattan condos; and more. Plus, see a slideshow of Shell Oil Co.'s president, John Hofmeister's working farm.

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