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U.S. Debates Fate of CIT, a Small-Business Lender
Updated almost 17 years agoThe CIT Group is one of the nation’s biggest lenders to small businesses. But a debate is swirling in Washington over whether it is large enough — or important enough... -
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Closing Costs Can Add Up In Any Market
Updated almost 17 years agoBasically, closing costs can be broken down into a few categories. First, there are the taxes involved. "New York State tax will be .4 percent of purchase price.... -
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Finally Streeteasy in the Hamptons
Updated almost 17 years agoBetter late than never -
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Home Sellers in U.S. Cut Prices by $27 Billion
Updated almost 17 years agoJuly 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. home sellers cut the prices of their properties by a total of $27.1 billion as the recession and rising foreclosures curtailed demand,... -
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"New York City showed an 88 percent chance of lower prices, according to PMI."
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The Year of Magical Thinking?
Updated almost 17 years agoOne of my partners said yesterday that we are going to call this phase the "extend and pretend" phase in our economy. Which is you extend someone's maturity - because... -
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Long Island City - Toxic Waste Dump
Updated almost 17 years agoA public health study has begun to record widespread stories of people who lived near the heavily polluted Newtown Creek and developed a deadly illness. Funded by a...