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5,000 show up at foreclosure showcase
michael.amon@newsday.comAuctioneer John Lynch, his voice racing and urgent, furiously ticked off bids on a 5-bedroom colonial in Hempstead, guiding the offers from $250,000 into the low 300s. "How about $317, $317?" Lynch pleaded, as his assistants stalked the room looking...Tags: Huntington, Foreclosures, Homes, Mortgages, Hempstead
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When friends buy a home together
My daughter bought a condo with a friend. She put down $40,000 and her friend put down $20,000. They are both on the title to the home, but only my daughter is on the mortgage. How much of the property would her friend be entitled to if she wants out of...Tags: Mortgages, Chicago Mortgages, Homes
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Valuables in plain sight spur theft
GPS devices, purses, iPods and laptops - whatever the valuable is, chances are greater that it might get stolen if left on the front seat of a car. Although the recent rash of car break-ins in Howard County might be motivated by a struggling economy,...Tags: Vehicles, Economy, Theft, Electronics, Ellicott City
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Outlook is dismal for L.A.'s future budgets
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa offered a bleak financial forecast for city government over the next two years on Saturday, warning that deep cuts to services and other belt-tightening measures would be unavoidable because of the worsening economic...Tags: Regional Authority, Sales, Antonio Villaraigosa, Unions, Unemployment
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Garden City eyes poll to end St. Paul's School debate
lidesk@newsday.comAfter 15 years, dozens of ideas, scores of opinions expressed and millions of dollars spent, Garden City is creeping toward a resolution on what do to with the landmark St. Paul's School - maybe. The village is entrenched in debate over whether to...Tags: Garden City, Kemp Hannon
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Realtor launches real estate 'concierge' business in Riverwoods, Ill.
Is now a good time to roll out a new kind of real estate business? "Everyone says, 'Are you out of your mind?' " said Wendy Cohen, who laughs but sidesteps commenting on her own sanity. Nonetheless, during this most, um, interesting period in real...Tags: House Building, Chicago Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers, John McCain, Real Estate Agents
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Owners must pay for tax appeal even if it fails to cut rate
Special to the Chicago TribuneQI received an invoice from our condo management company charging me for a property tax reduction. I did not ask to have this done and it does not appear that any taxes were reduced. Since I did not ask for this work, do I have to pay this invoice,...Tags: Interior Policy, Chicago Real Estate, State Budgets, Housing and Urban Planning, Condos
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Area home sales begin to stabilize, but price drop accelerates; average is below 2005 level
The decline in home prices in the Baltimore metro area accelerated last month - the average fell below the 2005 figure - but the hemorrhaging in sales came to a near-halt. The average sale price in Baltimore and its five surrounding counties dropped to...Tags: Sales, Real Estate Buyers, Thanksgiving, Homes, Moody's Corporation
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Daley sees fee hikes as budget fix
Chicago Tribune reporterThe price of parking downtown, taking a city ambulance and going to a ballgame or concert would increase under proposals the Daley administration floated Friday. Also on the table to fill a sizable budget hole: slapping the Denver boot on cars with two...Tags: Marketing, Regional Authority, Layoffs and Downsizing, Chicago Transit Authority, Budgets and Budgeting
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Florida officials give property appraisers leeway
Bargain sales prices could now equate to bargain property taxes as well for home buyers. With foreclosures and pre-foreclosure sales flooding South Florida's real estate market, state tax officials gave local property appraisers more leeway Friday in...Tags: Foreclosures, Sales, Real Estate Buyers, State Budgets
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Right to give owners chance to catch up
In the 1920s, my father and his brother were buyers of commercial property in Baltimore. They were conservative investors. They only purchased property if the bank would lend them 50 percent of the purchase price. There came a time in the early 1930s...Tags: Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp.
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A tale of two Orlands
Chicago Tribune ReporterThere's a reason the village of Orland Park has twice since 2005 ranked in the top 100 in Money Magazine's Best Places to Live survey. The public schools are highly ranked and respected, there are plenty of restaurants and dining options, tons of...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Road Transportation, Metra, Real Estate Buyers, Local Authority
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