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Home lenders scale back hospitality
The Swampby Mark Silva There's all kinds of gracious hospitality surrounding a presidential nominating convention, and the giants of the troubled home mortgage industry - poised for some federal bailouts - say they're obligated to some parties already promised....Tags: Fannie Mae, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Freddie Mac
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Obama, McCain and their Wall $t. friend$
The Swampby Frank James Listen to both major-party presidential campaigns and you'd think right about now that neither one had very good (that is, generous) friends on Wall Street. Well, both Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his Democratic rival,...Tags: Wachovia Corp., John McCain, Charity, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, National Government
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Disgraced Rudy aide claims insider apt deal for Judith
Spin CycleA development of potentially seismic proportion in Rudy Giuliani's world: Russell Harding, son of the former mayor's political guru Ray Harding, who headed the Liberal Party, has finished his jail term on embezzlement and other charges -- carried out...Tags: Poverty, Rudy Giuliani, Politics, Manhattan (New York City), Ethics
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GOP: Chuck et al cleaning up their own mess
Spin CycleWith Congressional Democrats carrying Obama's water in their attacks on McCain, the GOP turns its opposition research guns on them -- and finds a target rich environment attacking the likes of Frank, Dodd and our own Chuck Schumer for......Tags: Washington Post Co., Fannie Mae, Chicago Sun-Times, Public Relations, Chicago Mortgages
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Obama's stimulus spurs lobbying frenzy
The Swampby James Oliphant and Richard Simon Since President-elect Barack Obama laid out plans for the largest injection of federal spending into the economy since the New Deal, just about everyone has started angling for a piece of the action. With......Tags: Services and Shopping, Louisiana, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Automotive Equipment, Catfish
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Rick Lazio chairs gala -- to honor Rep. Barney Frank
Spin CycleFormer Rep. Rick Lazio, a real-estate executive of JPMorgan Asset Management mulling a run for governor, is chairing a June 3 National Housing Conference gala in Washington that will honor one of his old colleagues and adversaries: the liberal......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Politics, Republican Party, Barney Frank
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Is South Florida housing rebound a myth?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsHypothetical question: If gas was $2.89 a gallon in March and $2.75 a gallon in April, would you say gas prices rose or fell? In my mind, that would constitute a price decline. But in the bizarre, rose-colored glasses world......Tags: Prices, Tax Credits, Homes, Palm Beach County, Credit and Debt
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Rebound appears in Realtors' paychecks
How much did your real estate agent earn last year? Chances are, he or she got a raise — a big one, at least on paper. In a report that some in the industry believe is an indicator that the housing market is recovering, the National Association of...
Tags: Real Estate Agents, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Transactions, Clubs and Associations, Media Industry
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Agents and brokers are holding the foreclosure door wide open for buyers looking for a bargain
Special to the TribuneTwo years ago, Jason Pietrucha read the foreclosure writing on the wall. The mortgage broker saw California's growing default rate and prepared for the home-loan tsunami to hit Illinois. Switching to real estate sales, Pietrucha deals almost exclusively...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Services and Shopping, Chicago Mortgages, Homes, Chicago Tribune
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Homebuyers dreaming bigger about houses
Reports of the death of the McMansion appear to be greatly exaggerated. In the early days of the recession, it became the new mantra of the homebuilding industry that Americans had renounced their fondness for the ever-bigger houses that had gotten many...
Tags: Centex Corporation, Media Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Layoffs and Downsizing, Demographics
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Reality check on Florida's housing recovery
"Florida is on fire," proclaimed a real estate newsletter that came my way recently. It heralded new and apparently better days for the state's homebuilding industry, which was decimated when the housing bubble burst. Florida was one of four so-called...Tags: Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance, The Happiest News!, Condos, Finance
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Winners and losers in Chicago housing market
Even if the real estate market were in Armageddon mode, many real estate industry types could still be expected to give you an enthusiastic "yes!" if you asked them, "Is now a good time to sell my house?" But given the near-avalanche of somewhat...
Tags: Services and Shopping, The Happiest News!, Condos, Real Estate Sellers, Homes
Jul 26, 2008
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Sep 19, 2008
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Sep 25, 2008
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Sep 26, 2008
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Dec 14, 2008
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Apr 13, 2009
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May 26, 2010
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May 24, 2013
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Jun 22, 2008
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Jan 11, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Sep 27, 2012
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