Federal investigators have begun looking into closed-door negotiations between the Bush administration and Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation’s largest owner of private land.
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Federal investigators inquire about Plum Creek, Forest Service talks
The House passed a sweeping housing bailout bill Wednesday, easing some of the market’s problems, but providing only modest benefits for homebuyers or borrowers facing foreclosure.The bill is aimed at …
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Congress sets up a housing rescue
One of the most powerful interest groups in state politics wants extra cash from its members to continue fighting the land transfer tax and other issues.
NC Realtors Demand More Dues From Members
Global mining company Freeport-McMoRan on Tuesday reported a 14 percent drop in second-quarter profit on lower copper and gold sales and one-time costs.
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Freeport-McMoRan 2Q profit dips on one-time costs
Who measures up as the expert in an income property transaction? Is it (1) the broker, (2) the seller, (3 ) the buyer’s money manager, or (4) the buyer?
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Would the Real Income Property Expert Please Stand
U.S. home prices fell 4.8 percent in May from a year earlier, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, as banks restricted lending in the second year of a worldwide credit crunch.
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U.S. home prices plunge
Young girls are in a tizzy in Westlake over reports that the teen idol band Jonas Brothers bought a house in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb.
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Jonas Brothers buy house in Dallas-Fort Worth area
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A British actress who earned YouTube stardom after posting monologues about her failed high society marriage was cruel to her husband and must vacate their apartment within a month, a New York judge ruled on Monday.
Tricia Walsh Smith, 49, has until August 21 to move out of the swank Park Avenue apartment belonging to Broadway producer Philip Smith, 77. The apartment provided a backdrop for some of Walsh Smith’s video monologues, which have been seen by millions of viewers on the YouTube Web site.
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Judge rules against YouTube star in divorce court
Indianapolis-based Hansen & Horn Group has been selected to be the residential homebuilder for Anson, Duke Realty Corp.’s mixed-use, 1,700-acre development in Boone County due to start construction later this …
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First Anson chunk to include 168 homes
The city’s plan to acquire six properties on Las Tunas Drive was dealt a surprising setback this week, after city officials could not agree upon a Realtor to act for them.
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Temple City land deal dealt blow
State leaders need to make an Aqueduct gaming decision to relieve the financial stress plaguing New York’s racing industry, Sen.
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Bruno: Get VLTs going
The downturn in the real estate market has caused many people to forgo the purchase of a second home.
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A New and Growing Vacation Ownership Option
The six-day forecast … weekly poll The Indiana Area school board is considering an offer from the Army to put their logo on free wrestling mats and to open the school to recruiters.
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High-tech solution to finding Philly parking spots
California house hunters, beware of a new scam: fake realtors renting out homes they don’t own.
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Fraudulent Realtors Scamming House Hunters
CAPITALAND Ltd, Southeast Asia’s largest real estate developer by market capitalization, said yesterday it had set up a US$1 billion private equity fund to invest in prime commercial properties in China.
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Real estate developer sets up a fund for China
