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New High-Rise Condos Betting on Nashville's Pursuit of Coolnew

Welcome to the new Nashville skyline: It's frighteningly high, undeniably modern and so ... money. It's no Nashville you've ever seen, because it's every bit an image straight out of Miami or Los Angeles -- or at least a show set there.
Nashville Scene  |  Tracy Moore  |  08-22-2008  |  Housing & Development

iPod DJs, Party Models, and Other People, Things and Ideas Whose Time is Upnew

The over it issue: Our sampling of people, things, ideas and trends that have passed their freshness date.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Staff  |  07-25-2008  |  Culture

What Was the Role of the Real Estate Appraiser in the Housing Bust?new

Predatory lenders get most of the blame for the housing bust, but real estate appraisers -- many pressured by lenders -- were accomplices.
Style Weekly  |  Diane York  |  06-11-2008  |  Economy

Smart Tips for First-Time Home Sellersnew

From tips on how to go about purchasing a house to materials proclaiming the advantages of owning a property, new buyers don't have a shortage of print and online references. But how about people selling their homes for the first time?
The Georgia Straight  |  Carlito Pablo  |  06-02-2008  |  Housing & Development

Our Presidential Candidates Won't Talk About the Death of Cities -- Will Our Governors?new

Americans tend to believe that sprawl is a natural consequence of "free market" forces when, in fact, it is a consequence of governmental decision-making. Alas, the people who would lead our national government are not addressing sprawl. That means that the long-avoided discussions America ought to have on race, climate change, energy, highway construction, and agriculture will all continue to lack a certain element of reality.
Artvoice  |  Bruce Fisher  |  04-25-2008  |  Housing & Development

Why Has Philly Avoided the Worst of the Housing Crisis?new

After months of doom-and-gloom headlines about the U.S. housing crisis, some might assume Philadelphia's been hit just as hard as other American cities -- but Philly realtors disagree. (Of course, they can't afford not to.)
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Morgan A. Zalot  |  02-19-2008  |  Economy

Real Estate Was a Great Racket ... Until the Lawsuits Started Piling Upnew

While young real estate dealers were enjoying the high life, their investors were headed toward foreclosures.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jeff Severns Guntzel  |  02-14-2008  |  Economy

No Sympathy for Homeowners with Exploding ARMsnew

Why should I feel sorry for someone who didn't think things through and jumped too early at the first loan they could get?
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  09-13-2007  |  Economy

Where Credit Is Duenew

A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  02-21-2007  |  Housing & Development

Flipping Out on Real Estatenew

The housing boom in Baltimore and other hot spots is creating millionaires and drawing would-be investors into a complex and often murky business.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  08-05-2005  |  Business & Labor

Sign Language: Big Billboard Companies Look for Tax Refundsnew

Clear Channel Outdoor and Viacom Outdoor and their offspring are pushing to lower the taxable value of their signs in California, in the hope of saving millions of dollars in taxes.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  09-27-2004  |  Media

Fingered Prince: You Can't Keep a Good Con Man Downnew

Four years ago, man claiming to be the billionaire nephew of the late Shah of Iran lived high at others' expense, costing a Denver man his inn. The con man is now out of the lockup and looking to buy a penthouse.
Westword  |  Patricia Calhoun  |  09-10-2004  |  Crime & Justice

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Vulnerable in Primarynew

Once considered politically untouchable, the controversial sheriff is holding on for dear life as hard-charging retired Mesa police commander Dan Saban closes in. Joe Arpaio slipped in the polls after his SWAT team incinerated a puppy and laughed about it.
Phoenix New Times  |  John Dougherty  |  09-07-2004  |  Politics

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