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JPMorgan Chase Receives $100 Million New Markets Tax Credits Award

JPMorgan Chase pledged to further expand its investment to support new jobs and service in low-income communities after receiving the U.S. Treasury Department's largest allocation of tax credits today. Chase received $100 million in the latest round of New Markets Tax Credit awards. The $100 million award was the largest of the $3.6 billion in allocations granted to more than 70 organizations this year.

Hard-Hit Florida and Arizona Property Markets Rebound, at Least for Apartment Developers

Arizona and Florida were ground zero for the housing boom and subsequent crash, but the multifamily sector is finally showing signs of life, with developers again planning new projects.

FHFA: U.S. House Prices Fell 0.1% in 4-qtr 2011

U.S. house prices fell modestly in the fourth quarter of 2011 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI).