Real Estate World: Ups and Downs: 2011-05-29

Apple REIT Eight, a real estate investment trust that owns hotels, issues comforting account statements, but its latest quarterly report contains some unsettling red flags.

http://nyti.ms/mkV12b

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Gov. Steve Beshear to sign abandoned property law in Louisville | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110601/BUSINESS/306010136/Gov-Steve-Beshear-sign-abandoned-property-law-Louisville

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Louisville gaining jobs but another slowdown could be ahead | Derby City Cents

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/derbycitycents/2011/05/31/louisville-gaining-jobs-but-another-slowdown-could-be-ahead/

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NYTimes: Advocates and Bankers Join to Fight Loan Rules

From The New York Times:

Advocates and Bankers Join to Fight Loan Rules

As banking regulators rewrite mortgage rules, unusual alliances have sprung up to oppose tighter standards.

http://nyti.ms/k94AVf

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Washington Post: New signs U.S. economic recovery is faltering

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New signs U.S. economic recovery is faltering
http://wapo.st/lUIA5k

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NYTimes: Mortgage Company Settles Maternity Leave Case

From The New York Times:

Mortgage Company Settles Maternity Leave Case

Cornerstone Mortgage will settle a federal complaint that accused it of discriminating based on maternity leave.

http://nyti.ms/mhk4S2

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NYTimes: Bottom May Be Near for Slide in Housing

From The New York Times:

Bottom May Be Near for Slide in Housing

An index of prices in 20 cities is down 33.1 percent from the peak in July 2006 after falling for the eighth straight month in March.

http://nyti.ms/jV8DhE

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NYTimes: S.E.C. Case Stands Out Because It Stands Alone

From The New York Times:

S.E.C. Case Stands Out Because It Stands Alone

How just one employee of Goldman Sachs came to represent mortgage-securities fraud has raised questions about the government's thoroughness in investigating Wall Street.

http://nyti.ms/iMgyBW

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Big checking account fee hikes at some big banks - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/26/earlyshow/living/money/main20066381.shtml?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea

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Insuring your home against natural disasters - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/28/earlyshow/saturday/main20067067.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesArea

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NYTimes: Bubble-debt Denialism

From The New York Times:

PAUL KRUGMAN BLOG: Bubble-debt Denialism

A Greenspan blast from the past.

http://nyti.ms/l6dm5o

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NYTimes: The Numbers Are Grim

From The New York Times:

EDITORIAL: The Numbers Are Grim

The economy is not growing nearly fast enough to dent unemployment, but help is not forthcoming.

http://nyti.ms/mqif07

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NYTimes: Tempted to Speed? Consider Your Auto Insurance

From The New York Times:

BUCKS BLOG: Tempted to Speed? Consider Your Auto Insurance

Bad driving can cause double-digit increases in your auto insurance rates.

http://nyti.ms/jXmxnp

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NYTimes: Housing Index Is Expected to Show a New Low in Prices

From The New York Times:

Housing Index Is Expected to Show a New Low in Prices

The downward spiral of the housing market, which experts expect will continue, has not only lowered home ownership, but tarnished a piece of the American dream.

http://nyti.ms/lEoeJ8

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