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Top 6 University in World Reputation Rankings 2012: Harvard University #1[SLIDESHOW]
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Top 1,000 Brokerages Reveal Which Real Estate Firms Are Surviving — And Growing — In The Current Recessionary Market
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Shohei Ohtani And His Agent Settle Hawaii Lawsuit Over Alleged Sabotage Of $240 Million Real Estate Project
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James Corden Locked In Bitter Fight With London Council Over Paving Changes At His $22 Million Heritage Home
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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
London Olympic chiefs unveiled the first furnished apartments at the athletes' village on Thursday, including extendable beds for taller sportsmen and boldly coloured sports-themed duvets. Canada Home Sales Rise, Household Debt Ratio Eases
Canadian home sales climbed in February after a soft January and price gains picked up speed, confirming the country's housing market remains buoyant and a potential concern for bubble-wary policymakers. U.S. Fed Buys $6.4 Bln Mortgage Bonds, Sells None
The U.S. Federal Reserve bought $6.40 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities from March 8-14, compared with $6.85 billion in the previous week, the New York Federal Reserve said on Thursday. Earthquake Hits Japan: A Look At Some Of The Strongest In The Country's History[SLIDESHOW]
Japan's location in the Pacific makes it a prime candidate for strong earthquakes. A series of earthquakes rattled Japan Wednesday, only a few days after the one-year anniversary of the devastating magnitude-9. March 14, 2012 Japan Earthquake: Tokyo At Risk For Major Disaster In Near Future
Just days after the somber one-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 16,000 people in 2011, Japan was struck by two new earthquakes. Goldman Sachs Loses $2.15 Billion of Its Market Value
The shares of Goldman Sachs dropped 3.4 percent in New York trading Wednesday, wiping $2.15 billion off its market value following allegations made by a former company executive that the firm took little interest in the clients and was also involved in exploiting them. On “The Good Wife”: Alicia Florrick Revisits Her Old House[SLIDESHOW]
Did you see the episode of the Julianna Margulies drama The Good Wife? I love that show-and her apartment on it, which I promise to feature soon. But in this episode, called "Long Way Home," Alicia's real estate agent tells her that the house they lost in the midst of her husband Peter's scandal is back on the market. She goes to see it during an Open House, so we get a glimpse of what her life used to be like. Foreclosure Filings Down While Home Default Notices Rise in February
The number of Americans receiving delinquency notices on their homes rose in February from January, while the backlog of homes in the foreclosure pipeline showed signs of starting to ease, a report said on Thursday. Citigroup Failure in Fed Test Raises Questions
Citigroup Inc (C.N) on Wednesday stood by its pledge to reward shareholders, as Wall Street sought to understand why the bank failed to win approval from regulators to increase its dividend or buy back stock. Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Higher
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing mortgage rates moving higher amid positive jobs data and increasing bond yields. Despite the increase, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been below 4.00 percent for 15 consecutive weeks helping to keep homebuyer affordability high.
