Bondi should embrace lower mortgage principals
May 19, 2011 by
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Bondi should embrace lower mortgage principals Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is against asking banks to reduce the amount of principal owed on underwater houses. Read more on Orlando Sentinel
Personal Finance Daily: Real-estate nightmare looms for retirees
May 16, 2011 by
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Personal Finance Daily: Real-estate nightmare looms for retirees Just five years ago, many advisers were cautioning baby boomers to not count on home equity to finance their retirement. Today, some retirement savers are staring down the barrel of a risky obligation. Read this and more stories in Personal Finance Daily. Read more on Market Watch
Special report: Europe’s Greek tragedy
May 13, 2011 by
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Special report: Europe’s Greek tragedy BERLIN (Reuters) – Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a celebration of love between partners, but that was in short supply when ministers from Europe’s single currency zone met on the fifth floor of the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels on February 14. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Canada [...]
30% of local homes worth less than owed
May 10, 2011 by
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30% of local homes worth less than owed Local home values are plunging deeper than they are nationwide and 30 percent of local mortgage holders owe more than their homes are worth, a real estate data firm said Monday.Seattle-based Zillow also said it will be 2012 at the earliest before home values hit bottom. Read [...]
Royal Bk Scot.Grp. – Interim Management Statement – Part 1 of 10
May 7, 2011 by
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Royal Bk Scot.Grp. – Interim Management Statement – Part 1 of 10 Royal Bk Scot.Grp. – Interim Management Statement – Part 1 of 10 Read more on AFX CNF Finance Regulatory News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance
Conservative Long/Short Investing: An Exclusive Interview With Michael Shinnick Of The Wasatch Funds
May 4, 2011 by
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Conservative Long/Short Investing: An Exclusive Interview With Michael Shinnick Of The Wasatch Funds 67 WALL STREET, New York – May 3, 2011 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Long/Short Equities & Deep Value/Contrarian Investing Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains [...]
First-time buyers struggle to keep up
May 1, 2011 by
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First-time buyers struggle to keep up Existing grants and bonuses are not enough to offset affordability issues, reports Kate Robertson. Read more on Brisbane Times
Home prices near ‘double dip’ – S&P/Case-Shiller
April 28, 2011 by
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Home prices near ‘double dip’ – S&P/Case-Shiller Home prices in February sank 3.3% to just above the post-crisis lows reached in April 2009. It was the eighth straight month of declines. Read more on CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance
Few positives for area home prices
April 25, 2011 by
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Few positives for area home prices Analysis by ZIP code shows mostly slipping values At best, Chicago-area home prices are bouncing along the bottom or getting less bad as the depreciation rate slows. At worst, they continue in a free fall. Read more on Chicago Tribune
Temple-Inland Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
April 22, 2011 by
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Temple-Inland Reports First Quarter 2011 Results AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Temple-Inland Inc. today reported first quarter 2011 net income of $16 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with fourth quarter 2010 net income of $27 … Read more on Business Wire Finance Press Releases UK via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance