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03/10/2010
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Customer Service FAILS: 10 Industries That Draw The Most Customer Complaints (PHOTOS)
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The Better Business Bureau put together its annual ranking of the companies that generate the most customer complaints. The list is more than just a tabulation of which companies -- including repeat offenders like used car dealers and collection agencies -- it's also a measure of how far companies will go to resolve BBB complaints.
- www.huffingtonpost.com
02/26/2010
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The Worst-Performing Housing Markets - PHOTO GALLERY
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First, the bad news. Only six of the 20 major real estate markets covered in the widely-watched Case-Shiller index showed positive year-over-year gains. Overall, the 20 cities are down an average of 3.1 percent over last year. And, nationally, prices are still off about 30 percent from their 2006 peak.
The good news is that there are some markets that are showing price growth or are at least leveling out. (Check out the best performing housing markets in the last year here.)
- www.huffingtonpost.com
02/22/2010
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Majoring In Debt: Average Grad Owes $23,000 - Slide Show
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And as college becomes less and less affordable, that figure continues to rise. The number of student loan accounts in the U.S., said Equifax, which compiles credit data, has peaked at 69 million -- a 29 percent increase from two years ago. In total, students have borrowed $527 billion to go to school.
- www.huffingtonpost.com
01/29/2010
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10 cities hit by Foreclosure plague: Where it's spreading
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The new wave of foreclosure filings is tied more to the economy than bad mortgages. That means its spreading beyond the bubble markets such as Las Vegas and Southern California. Here are 10 cities where defaults grew the fastest in 2009.
- www.cnn.com
01/22/2010
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The most overrated economic indicators
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GDP because it is falsely held up as the sole arbiter of recession, which can be hugely misleading, as in 2008, when, even in early September (pre-Lehman), when the economy had been in recession for nine months, most forecasters were still in "what recession?" mode,
- www.curiouscapitalist.com
01/21/2010
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Suburban Poverty Surges: See The 11 Areas Hit The Hardest (PHOTOS)
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Over the last decade, much of the conversation surrounding poverty in America has focused on the urban poor. But according to a report released by the Brookings Institution today, there are now more impoverished people living in suburban areas than in the cities they border.
- www.huffingtonpost.com
01/13/2010
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10 Charts To See Before You Buy A Home: Michael David White
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Michael David White lays out ten charts he recommends every home buyer see before taking out a mortgage.
- www.newobservations.com
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICE INDEX
01/08/2010
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Most Hated Companies In America: The Top 15
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This feature originally appeared at
- 247wallst.com, Customers, employees, shareholders, and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. has looked at many of these issues to choose the 15...
- www.huffingtonpost.com
12/21/2009
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PHOTOS: The Worst Companies To Work For
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- Glassdoor.com, a web forum where users share employment-related information, released the results of its survey of the best and worst companies to work for.
- www.huffingtonpost.com
11/29/2009
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PHOTOS: Americans No Longer Live In The World's Biggest Homes. Which Country Ranks First?
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The study, commissioned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, found that the average Australian house had grown by 10 percent in the past decade to 214.6 square meters (2,310 sq ft), Reuters - reports. -
www.huffingtonpost.com
11/22/2009
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Home buyers have the power in Sarasota-Bradenton area
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During September, buyers were able to seal their deals at a median of 7.8 percent below the final listing price, Zillow said. That equates to a savings of just under $20,000 -- in many cases from a price that has already been lowered.
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www.heraldtribune.com
10/28/2009 - Foreclosures: Worst-hit cities - Foreclosure rates are easing in some of the hardest-hit areas, but the plague is spreading to new cities. - www.cnn.com
10/21/2009 - Housing: Best recovery bets - he average home price is forecast to plummet over the next two years. But these 7 cities are predicted to post gains. - www.cnn.com
10/20/2009 - How to Get a Lower Property Tax - The first step is to review the assessment from your county and ensure all the details are correct. Sometimes this can pay off in a big way. - www.howstuffworks.com
10/20/2009 - Latest home prices: April - June 2009 - The national median home price fell a record 15.6% during the second quarter of 2009. Check how prices fared in your hometown. - www.cnn.com
10/20/2009 - Big cities: Big changes in foreclosure rates - Of the country's 20 largest cities, these six posted the fastest year-over-year growth and decline in their foreclosure rates during the first six months of 2009. - www.cnn.com
10/10/2009 -
The Statistics Of The Great Recession - Here's a by-the-numbers look at the stock market and the economy since the eight-day crash one year ago: - www.huffingtonpost.com
09/12/2009 -
A Year of Financial Turmoil - A timeline of the most pivotal events in the financial crisis.
www.nytimes.com - INTERACTIVE -
09/10/2009 -
10 Financial Bubbles In The Making - The trick, of course, is spotting them. By definition, most people don't spot a bubble before they form and burst.
www.businessinsider.com - 10 Bubbles In The Making -
09/10/2009 - Latest home prices: April - June 2009. Best place to haggle your home price? Florida - The national median home price fell a record 15.6% during the second quarter of 2009. Check how prices fared in your hometown. - www.cnn.com
09/03/2009 - Top Execs At Bailed-Out Banks Stand To Make Millions In Stock Options - The top five executives at 10 financial institutions that took some of the biggest taxpayer bailouts have seen a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million - www.reuters.com
08/26/2009 - 6 rules for buying foreclosures online - Foreclosure auctions are making it easier to buy distressed real estate online. The homes vary widely in price and condition, but sticking to these ground rules can help you land an amazing deal. - www.msn.com
08/26/2009 - 7 simple steps to a dirt-cheap mortgage - Want to take advantage of the attractive rates to buy a home or refinance, but have a lot of questions? Here are your answers. - www.msn.com
08/26/2009 - J.D. Power mortgage poll: Regions, BB&T tops; BofA, Fifth Third, Ocwen rate low - Mortgage servicers perform billing, payment processing and other mortgage services. They are also the first responder these days to people who are trying to fend off foreclosure. Homeowners polled by J.D. Power rated the companies on responsiveness, accuracy and reliability, among other factors. - www.orlandosentinel.com
08/14/2009 - Five Real Estate Lies That Will Not Die - I still hear them every day: Fallacies about buying real estate and putting money into property after you already own it. - www.trashoutpro.com
08/07/2009 - Foreclosure fallout hangs heaviest in Soutwest Florida - (Florida) - Foreclosures spiked 788 percent during the last three years in the 20th Judicial Circuit, home to Port Charlotte, Fort Myers and Cape Coral. In the 12th Circuit -- Bradenton, Sarasota, North Port, Venice and Arcadia -- filings rose 631 percent from 2006 to 2008. - www.heraldtribune.com
08/13/2009 - Big cities: Big changes in foreclosure rates - Of the country's 20 largest cities, these six posted the fastest year-over-year growth and decline in their foreclosure rates during the first six months of 2009.
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08/07/2009 - The 10 Worst Calls Of The Financial Crisis - (PHOTOS) - The harrowing market plunge of last fall seemed to catch a nearly every prominent public figure off guard. - www.huffingtonpost.com
08/06/2009 - North Port Florida home permits slow to nothing - finally hit bottom, as the city that was once at the epicenter of speculative building in Sarasota County issued no new home permits in July. - www.heraldtribune.org
08/06/2009 - New home permits 2005-09 - New home permits 2005-09. - www.heraldtribune.org
07/31/2009 - The Municipal Cost of Foreclosures: A Chicago Case Study - Homeownership Preservation Foundation - Housing Finance Policy Research Paper Number 2005-1. - www.995hope.org
07/23/2009 - 10 Myths about Subprime Mortgages - The subprime crisis was building for years before showing any signs and was fed by lending, securitization, leveraging, and housing booms. - www.clevelandfed.org
07/23/2009 - MAP: Interactive - Find the Best Place to Work - Pick a Region or pick a State - www.usnews.com
07/23/2009 - 10 Cities With the Most Job Postings Per Capita - States Where the Unemployed Are Giving Up The high levels of discouraged workers in these states suggest people are short on hope - www.usnews.com
07/23/2009 - MAP: Interactive - the Most Job Postings Per Capita - For the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States. - www.indeed.com
07/20/2009 - 7 Reasons Why Housing Isn't Bottoming Yet - There are a plethora of reasons why I believe we are nowhere near a bottom in Housing prices or activity. Here are a few: - www.ritholtz.com
07/20/2009 - The Top 10 Mortgage Fraud States For 2008 - The FBI, in conjunction with our law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners, continues to diligently pursue perpetrators of mortgage fraud schemes. - www.usnews.com
07/20/2009 - Housing Sector 'No Longer in Freefall': 5 Things You Need to Know - Here are five things you need to know about the May existing-home sales report:. - www.usnews.com
07/20/2009 - The 10 Most Dollar-Discounted Housing Markets - To pinpoint which housing markets are offering the steepest discounts in total dollar terms, we turned to the real estate search engine of U.S. News partner Trulia. - www.usnews.com
07/16/2009 - 25 Best Towns For Affordable Homes - Residents who live in these 25 growing towns see their incomes go the furthest.
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07/14/2009 - Best places for the rich and single - Seeking a sugar daddy (or sugar-mama)? Follow the money to these towns and cities, where affluent young professionals are abundant.
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07/04/2009 - America's Most Troubled Luxury Neighborhoods - They held up nicely while the rest of the country slumped last year. This year such Tiffany zip codes are on track to fall 15 percent to 25 percent.
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07/29/2008 - The 10 Least Catchy Wall Street Protest Signs - - Everyone knows the best part of any worthwhile protest are the hilariously lame protest-pun signs. Here are some of the lowlights. - www.bestweekever.tv
07/02/2009 - Real Estate Crash: How's Your City Doing? - How's your market doing? Here's a run-through of the trends in the 20 cities in the Case-Shiller index, ordered by current peak-to-trough collapse.
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07/02/2009 - Tips of the day: Where can you get the best real estate deals? - - According to FrontDoor.com, these cities have the best deals on real estate. Prices have fallen here more than the average 6 percent nationwide. - www.sun-sentinel.com
06/29/2009 - America's Best And Worst Cities For Families - - Metros where folks have enough money for everyday expenses, and spots where daily budgets eat up a sizable chunk of incomes. - www.forbes.com
06/26/2009 - The 10 Most Heavily Discounted Housing Markets - - Listing prices in these cities have been slashed by millions of dollars over the past year - www.usnews.com
UPDATED QUATERLY - MetroMonitor - site provides a list of city profiles and six interactive maps. The data will be updated quarterly. - www.trashoutpro.com-
06/16/2009 - 20 Strongest and Weakest Metropolitan Areas - Survey of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas ranks cities fron strongest to weakest www.huffingtonpost.com
06/16/2009 - Recession Hurting U.S. Cities At "Radically Varying Levels" - which will lead to an uneven economic recovery, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. www.huffingtonpost.com
06/14/2009 - Best Places to Move to Survive The Recession - Where Struggling Americans Can Find a Fresh Start. Thousands of Americans across the U.S. are wondering if they would be better off somewhere else. The question is where? www.news.yahoo.com
06/08/2009 - Top 14 Celebrity Foreclosures - Fame and Fortune Haven't Kept These VIP Homeowners From Sliding Into Delinquency
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06/06/2009 - America's 10 Most Affordable Metro Areas - Looking to move to a more affordable area? Take a look at these 10 metro areas, ranked based on the percentage of affordable homes for a family making the median income in that neighborhood.
www.cnbc.com - IN PICTURES -
06/06/2009 - America's 10 Least Affordable Metro Areas - Take a look at these 10 metro areas, ranked as least affortable based on the percentage of least affordable homes for a family making the median income in that area.
www.cnbc.com - IN PICTURES -
06/06/2009 - Mortgage crisis robbing seniors of golden years - - Estimated wealth of senior's households in the 55-64 age group and 65-74 age group - www.usatoday.com
06/04/2009 - Most over- and under-valued housing markets - - Low prices bring investors back into many markets. - www.money.cnn.com
06/04/2009 - 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - The good intentions, bad managers and greed behind the meltdown - In Defense of the Recession Blame Game
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05/12/2009 - The Most Overpriced Cities in America - Bloated Housing Prices, Lofty Living Costs and High Unemployment Make These Cities the Most Overpriced in the U.S.
www.forbes.com - SLIDE SHOW -
05/12/09 - The Most Overpriced Cities in America - www.forbes.com
05/04/09 - America's Top 25 Towns To Live Well - www.forbes.com
05/04/09 - Cities that resist recessions, Would you want to live there? - www.msnbc.com
04/29/09 - Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants (NSP) $ by State - www.hud.com
04/21/2009 - America's Most Foreclosure-Ridden Towns. - Twenty spots with the highest concentration of bank-owned properties Crisis.
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04/21/09 - America's Most Foreclosure-Ridden Towns. Twenty spots with the highest concentration of bank-owned properties. - forbes.com
04/26/09 - America's Most Dangerous Cities - yahoo.com
04/20/09 - CNBC - The Most Affordable Metro Areas Slideshow - cnbc.com
04/01/09 - The future of home prices - where are they headed - money.cnn.com
04/01/09 - The Biggest Holders of US Government Debt - cnbc.com
04/01/09 - In Depth: America's Most Livable Cities - forbes.com
04/01/09 - States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates: March 2008 - cnbc.com
04/01/09 - CNBC - 10 Highest Homeowner Vacancy Rates Slideshow - cnbc.com
04/01/09 - The World's Most Expensive Real Estate Markets Slideshow - cnbc.com
03/31/09 - In Depth: Riskiest Places For U.S. Homeowners - forbes.com
03/30/09 - In Depth: 10 Cities Where Americans Are Relocating - forbes.com
01/29/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Most and Least Popular Cities
01/21/09 - IN DEPTH: World's Best Places For Real Estate Buys
01/12/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Best Cities For Home Buyers
01/06/09 - IN PICTURES: America's 10 Most Miserable Cities - forbes.com
01/26/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Emptiest Cities - forbes.com
01/26/09 - Recession Turns Boom Towns Into Ghost Towns - forbes.com
12/03/08 - Best Cities For Trapped Homeowners - forbes.com
01/26/08 - Creative New Ways To Buy A Home - forbes.com
01/26/2009 - 10 Creative Ways To Buy A Home - forbes.com
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