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Parents Run Risks Helping Kids Buy A Home (Investor's Business Daily)

3/11/2010 4:45 PM

Investor's Business Daily - The end of the federal tax credit for homebuyers is fast approaching. That means crunch time for parents who want to help their kids buy a place as inexpensively as possible...Read More

Fannie Mae to offer $6b in notes (AP)

3/11/2010 2:48 PM

AP - Fannie Mae on Thursday said it will offer $6 billion of new 3-year notes due May 7, 2013...Read More

Gov't official warns on home down payment hikes (AP)

3/11/2010 2:28 PM

AP - The head of the Federal Housing Administration is warning that boosting the minimum down payment borrowers must provide to qualify for home loans backed by the agency could threaten the housing market...Read More

Summary Box: Foreclosures grow more slowly (AP)

3/11/2010 1:17 PM

AP - FORECLOSURES UP: Foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac says the number of households facing foreclosure last month grew 6 percent from a year ago...Read More

Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent (AP)

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3/10/2010 2:47 AM

AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell...Read More

Commercial delinquency lower than other mortgages (AP)

3/9/2010 1:41 PM

AP - Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday...Read More

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Helmsley Estate Sells Manhattan Hotel

3/10/2010 9:13 AM

The Helmsley Carlton House is being sold to a partnership between private-equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Extell Development for about $170 million...Read More

Fortis Sues Lender Kennedy in Debt Case

3/11/2010 8:42 AM

Kennedy Funding, a New Jersey lender to cash-strapped real-estate developers, has plenty of experience going after debtors who fall behind on their payments. But now it's Kennedy's turn to get squeezed....Read More

European REIT Rollout at Hand

3/10/2010 8:58 AM

With European property markets beginning to recover from the market downturn and global recession, there are signs that the REIT revolution could be at hand....Read More

General Growth Debt Bet Pays Off

3/10/2010 9:03 AM

A handful of investors dug to the bottom of the discount bin and snapped up General Growth's convertible bonds at three cents on the dollar. They now trade at 103 cents....Read More

Marriott Expands in Europe

3/9/2010 7:10 AM

Forty thousand more hotel rooms on the Continent would have Marriott brand names in the next few years under the company's plan...Read More

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Foreclosures leveling off

3/11/2010 11:04 AM

The national foreclosure rate fell 2% in February from a month earlier, according to an industry report released Thursday, the latest sign that the pace of foreclosures is slowing....Read More

Green homes face a red light

3/10/2010 3:38 AM

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding....Read More

America's most overvalued cities

1/27/2010 6:56 AM

Don't say we didn't warn you....Read More

Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan

3/8/2010 3:37 PM

Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs....Read More

Rush Limbaugh wants $14 million for his NYC penthouse

3/3/2010 1:27 PM

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million....Read More

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?

3/5/2009 11:34 AM

A plan to save commercial real estate

3/5/2010 3:19 PM

Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months....Read More

Nab a real estate deal - while you still can

3/3/2010 5:46 AM

If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move....Read More

Cashing in on the condo bust

3/8/2010 1:52 PM

Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully....Read More

Existing home sales drop

2/26/2010 10:41 AM

Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday....Read More

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2 people struck by car in Pinellas Park, police say

3/11/2010 9:59 PM

Two people were hurt, one seriously, after being struck by a vehicle in Pinellas Park late Thursday, police say....Read More

Tiger Woods likely to return to golf in time for Masters

3/11/2010 9:57 PM

Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press....Read More

Report: State reform school abuse claims lack evidence

3/11/2010 9:31 PM

Investigators have been unable to substantiate or refute claims that students were abused physically and sexually some 40 years ago at a state reform school, according to a final report issued Thursday....Read More

Lightning fall in OT to Toronto

3/11/2010 9:25 PM

Phil Kessel scored at 3:33 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night....Read More

Pasco, Polk homes damaged as storms cut through region

3/11/2010 9:17 PM

High winds and heavy rains slash across the Tampa Bay area, triggering damage in some areas....Read More

Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge

3/11/2010 9:06 PM

A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state....Read More

Foundation donates school supplies to quake-ravaged Haiti

3/11/2010 9:06 PM

Progress in Haiti is slow, and it will take years to rebuild, the Haitian Consul General in Miami said while visiting Tampa this evening. "The situation in Haiti is improving, but not enough, very slowly," Ralph Latortue said. "It's going to be a very long process."...Read More

Bloodbath hidden from victim's father and son

3/11/2010 8:54 PM

Hernando County Sheriff's Office closes murder-suicide case of Dr. Blackburn and his wife...Read More

Lakewood High band director accused of molesting student

3/11/2010 8:47 PM

A high school band director has been jailed after being accused of molesting one of his students in the band room. Raphael J. McLean, 26, was charged with one count of lewd and lascivious molestation, a felony. He was taken to the Pinellas County Jail, where bond is set at $20,000....Read More

Gators help NCAA drive with win over Auburn

3/11/2010 8:45 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Florida watched a nine-point halftime lead dwindle down to a single point early in the second half of their SEC Tournament opener Thursday night. But the Gators responded with a 13-0 run to regain control and defeat Auburn 78-69, probably saving their hopes of an NCAA Tournament bid....Read More

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Weather ravages property, causes power outages

3/11/2010 4:28 PM

Pinellas Park Police say at about 9:30 p.m., two adult pedestrians were struck by a car heading northbound on U.S. 19 as they attempted to cross the street.
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Tornado threat over for Bay area but rain continues

3/11/2010 4:28 PM

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office released documents shedding light into the deaths of a prominent doctor, Robert Blackburn, and his wife, Sarah.
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Orphan baby otter rescued in Pinellas County

3/11/2010 4:28 PM