Mortgage Activity Surges in Florida and New York

According to new consumer activity collected by MortgageLoan.com between October 15 and November 15 2010, the New York City metro area and cities in Florida are seeing overall increases in mortgage and...

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Weak Jobs Report Could Spur Fed to Action

Employment fell by 95,000 jobs in September, as a modest rise in private-sector hiring was wiped out by layoffs of Census workers and by local governments, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department. 

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Getting to Know the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

When ordinary people think of the Federal Reserve, they imagine a wizard hiding behind a curtain in Washington, D.C., who has his hands on the pulse of our monetary system and the power to make interest rates rise or fall. In reality, the Federal Reserve is the central bank of the U.S., and...

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Katherine Hepburn’s Brownstone: Lessons in Buying and Renting

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live like a movie star? You’ll get your chance if you can afford to rent the former New York City home of four-time Academy Award winner Katherine Hepburn, which is currently...

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NYT Study: Wealthy Far More Likely to Default on Mortgages

Wealthy homeowners are far more likely to be delinquent on their mortgages than less affluent borrowers, according to a new study by the real estate analysis firm Core Logic. 

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