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Had to share my morning laugh…

Thank you Vonda! A TRUE NEW YORKER  THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT’S ‘UPTOWN‘ OR ‘DOWNTOWN.’ IF YOU’RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE…AND EAST OR WEST IS ‘CROSS-TOWN.’YOU’RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON’T HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE. YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH […]

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Will someone save Atlanta?

I’m very distressed over the City of Atlanta.  It’s frightening to live in a city where the elected officials seem to have no concern about their constituents.  Never have I felt this more than in this city. This is shown way too often in the decisions they make and in how they continue to cutbudgets, […]

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Mortgage Crisis Has Big Impact on Kids

More than 2 million children will be directly impacted by the subprime mortgage crisis, as their families lose their homes to foreclosure, according to a new report from First Focus, a bipartisan children’s advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. “When families lose their homes, kids often lose their schools and access to services. Such changes […]

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The First $2-billion Home is Coming

The world’s largest and most expensive home will be completed in January. The 27-story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai, India, will be the residence of Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita. Ambani, head of Mumbai-based petrochemical company Reliance Industries, is the fifth richest man in the world. The couple who have three children, are custom designing […]

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Record High of Vacant Homes for Sale

The number of vacant homes for sale in the United States set a new record in the first quarter of 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Monday. The Census Bureau reported that 2.9 percent of U.S. homes or 2.28 million properties, not including rentals, were vacant and for sale. It was the highest quarterly number […]

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BET Founder Sells 22 Hotels

RLJ Development, owned by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, along with the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies Inc., recently sold 22 full- and select-service hotels for $900 million. The hotels were primarily located in major urban markets, including Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Most of them are operated by leading brands including Marriott, […]

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Minorities Get Brunt of Tough Lending Rules

Tougher lending policies have unintended consequences for minorities and low- to moderate-income families, according to a survey of 1,135 combined members of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, lenders, and mortgage […]

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Owners Take Revenge on Foreclosed Homes

With the foreclosure crisis worsening, bankers and mortgage firms often find that angry and depressed home owners have stripped out appliances, punched holes in walls, and wreaked other havoc on their property before vacating it. A recent Campbell Communications survey of Realtors finds that roughly 50 percent of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage […]

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The Art of Creating a Neighborhood Association

An effective neighborhood association can turn a not-so-attractive community into a place where buyers want to live. Here are some basic facts you should know if you’d like to form one: Neighborhood associations are voluntary. They don’t have any authority to mandate solutions, but they can work with residents and city departments to identify problems […]

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