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When We Go, We Always Stop (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:23:17 GMT

On the long drive to a weekend place, the same grocery, restaurant or gas station is a comforting pull-off that says, “We’re almost there.”

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Breaking Ground: The Villas at Amangiri and Palmetto Bay Resort (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:13 GMT

Luxury residences adjacent to a desert resort in southern Utah, and a beachfront residential development in Belize.

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Explore : Belize, Utah

Living Here | Private Islands: Grand Isolation (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:55:42 GMT

“The only way to get here is by boat, and once you've arrived, transportation is by golf cart.”

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Havens | Gold Canyon, Ariz.: Unbeatable Mountain Views and a Slow-Paced Life (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:52:09 GMT

Gold Canyon, Ariz., is a peaceful getaway in the shadow of Superstition Mountain.

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Sun Hung Kai drama reaches new heights (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:50:00 GMT

For 18 years since the death of Kwok Tak-seng, his three sons have stood united at the head of the real estate empire he helped found

Source : Financial Time (subscribe)

Your Second Home | Part-Time Options: Ways to Share, and Save (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:38:25 GMT

Various options are out there that let regular folks have a piece of the vacation-home pie. And piece is the key word.

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Blackstone outlines strategy to turn debt into profit (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Blackstone outlined a strategy to profit from the turmoil in the debt markets as it reported a $66.5m first-quarter loss that reflected a writedown on its investment in Deutsche Telekom and the dramatic decline in private equity activity

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Explore : Deutsche Telekom AG, Investors, Private Equity, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Companies

Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: Consumer Credit Protection (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:23:00 GMT

The Federalist Society, its Financial Services and E-Commerce Practice Group, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Consumer Bankers Association Invite You to Attend an Important Conference Concerning WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. National...

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Explore : Carl Levin, Chris Dodd

Q & A: A Co-op Has Trouble Finding a Lender (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:02:12 GMT

My co-op is trying to refinance. What can we do to negotiate a better deal?

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Q & A: Who Pays to Waterproof a Terrace in a Co-op? (New York Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:57:21 GMT

Is the occupant of an apartment responsible for maintaining the integrity of the terrace’s waterproofing, or is it the co-op’s responsibility?

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Freddie Mac Chief Financial Officer Buddy Piszel to Address Lehman Brothers Conference (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Freddie Mac (NYSE: ) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Buddy Piszel will address the Lehman Brothers 11th Annual Financial Services Conference in London on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 4:05 p.m., British Summer Time (BST)/11:05 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). A live webcast of the speech will be available through a link on Freddie Mac's...

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Explore : Financial Services, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Mortgages

CoStar Showcase Launches With $1 Million in Presale Subscription Orders (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

New Online Marketing Service and Free Property Search Enables Commercial Real Estate Professionals To Reach More Prospects and Generate More Leads from Their Online Property Listings BETHESDA, Md., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), the number one provider of commercial real estate information/marketing solutions, today announced the launch of CoStar Showcase(TM) ),...

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Explore : Search Engines, Technology

New Green Building at Yale Makes the Grade With Schuco Facades (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:04:00 GMT

"Top 10 Green Project 2008", "LEED Platinum Medal" NEWINGTON, Connecticut, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted on 22 April 2008 to add Yale University's new Sculpture Building in New Haven, Connecticut to its list of "Top 10 Green Projects 2008", which pays tribute to environmentally sustainable architecture and innovative building envelopes from Schuco. These...

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Max Baucus(D-Plum Creek Timber) (The Last Best Place)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:35:00 GMT

An interesting note from David Freddoso on NRO: ...This year’s farm bill contains a special-interest provision you've probably never heard of — the Qualified Forestry Bonds program. This provides federally funded tax-credit bonds for forest purchases that meet the following four criteria: *The forest must be adjacent to U.S. Forest Service Land; *Half of the parcel must be turned over to the U.S. Forest...

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Explore : Max Baucus, Plum Creek Timber

Arizona Townhouses Up For Auction (Luxist)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Filed under: Real Estate Developments This Arizona auciton isn't as lavish as the one of million dollar homes I covered a few weeks back but it's another real estate discount. Trammell Crow Residential has announced the auction of the Quarter Condominium Residences at Westgate City Center in Glendale, Arizona. Up for purchase are 35 two and three-bedroom townhouses. The Quarter at Westgate City Center...

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Explore : Arizona, Fashion, Trammell Crow

Third Avenue Management Buys Genesee & Wyoming Inc., MBIA Inc., Forest City Enterprises Inc., Sells The TorontoDominion Bank, ACE Ltd., St. Jude Medical Inc. (GuruFocus Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:01 GMT

Third Avenue Management, founded by legendary investor Marty Whitman, looks for cheap and safe investments. They had some quite contrarian plays these days with MBIA, Radian, Ambac etc. Third Avenue Management owns 173 stocks with a total value of $10.5 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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Explore : Financial Services, Forest City Enterprises, MBIA, St. Jude Medical

Schwarzenegger relies on lottery to bail out state (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to California's lottery to solve the state's budget crisis and wants to raise billions of dollars by selling bonds backed by future...

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Recruiters sense resilient mood (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Executives at recruitment companies, like estate agents, are the last people to talk down their own market. But even recruiters have been surprised at the resilience...

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Money for homes 'a drop in the ocean' (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Measures to help prop up the faltering housing market were welcomed in some quarters but stopped short of the drastic action demanded by the industry. The Home...

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Brown pledges aid for families (Financial Time)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, promised help yesterday for the country's fragile housing market and families hit by a slowing economy, writes Jim Pickard in...

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Explore : Gordon Brown, Government, Prime minister, United Kingdom