Barclays, New Century reach loans deal (AP)

AP - New Century Financial Corp. said Thursday it had reached a deal with Barclays Bank PLC that would effectively release the troubled subprime mortgage lender from having to buy back about $900 million in mortgage loans.

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WNYC Radio Show on the History of New York City Buildings

I was emailed by an associate with WNYC to spread the word on the Leonard Lapate show tomorrow on the stories behind New York City buildings with Christopher Gray, writer of the Streetscapes column in the New York Times. What intrigued me about the show was that they are using the internet to facilitate it. Instead of [...]

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Existing Home Sales Rise In February

NEW YORK Sales of existing homes unexpectedly rose in February by the largest amount in nearly three years, but analysts expressed fears that the recovery for the battered housing industry will be slowed by ...
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Stocks Jump After Gain in Home Sales

Stocks gained Friday after a surprise jump in sales of existing homes last month lent strength to the growing notion that the housing sector may not be as weak as feared.
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Real Estate Confidential–Premieres Sunday, March 25 on Fine Living - NewsBlaze

Real Estate Confidential--Premieres Sunday, March 25 on Fine Living
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With the new TV series "Real Estate Confidential" to premiere nationwide Sunday, March 25 at 8p ET/PT, the FINE LIVING TV NETWORK utilizes for the first ...

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The Lost Art of Negotiating

I started reading a book about negotiating…it has a real estate angle to it but seems to be more geared toward investment properties rather than primary residences. Also not too long ago I was told by another agent that any negotiating had to be done in writing..he refused to talk numbers with me over [...]

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Top 10: Fastest-growing counties

Maricopa County, Arizona added the most residents in the U.S. Census Bureau's latest ranking.

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What not to repair

When considering an investment property it??™s important that you know what not to repair.

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Japanese Billionaire Kawamoto renting 8 Luxury Homes to Low Income Families for 150 Dollars a Month

Real Estate tycoon Genshiro Kawamoto has decided to rent out 8 of  his luxury waterfront homes on the Hawaii Island of Oahu for 150 dollars a month to low income families. The homes have been bought up over the past couple of years and are now sitting empty. Kawamoto is planning on putting a museum in [...]

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What Has Your Realtor Association Done For You Lately?

Realtor associations are a puzzling bunch.I put this down largely to a general lack of focus in their overall mission or raison d’etre. Are they supposed to be market cheerleaders, lobby groups, representatives of the industry - what are they? I don’t think they even know sometimes.Nowhere is this lack of focus more apparent than [...]

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