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ABN cuts 900 North American jobs

Careers & Jobs – ABN Amro, the Netherlands' biggest bank, has said it plans to cut 900 jobs from its North American operations

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Voted for on December 29, 2006 09:31am Commented on 1 time: 1

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OFHEO: Fannie Significantly Undercapitalized During 2002, 2003

Real Estate – OFHEO said late Thursday that it has reclassified Fannie Mae as significantly undercapitalized during the fourth quarters of 2002 and 2003 as a result of Fannie Mae's recently-completed 2004 financial restatement. Fannie Mae is required to meet minimum capital standards in order to maintain its government charter.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 29, 2006 09:25am

Hot Ticket Home Items For 2007
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Hot Ticket Home Items For 2007

Real Estate – Some trends come and go, while others become standard. This same principle applies just as much to homes as it does fashion and popular culture, and we have witnessed some new home items coming onto the market that are poised to make a big splash in 2007. Some of these new trends are quite surprising, while others make perfect sense.

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Florida's Housing Market Off 30 Percent from Last Year; Realtors Remain Optimistic

Real Estate – A total of 11,912 existing single-family homes sold statewide last month, a decrease of 30 percent from the 17,088 homes sold during the previous November. The statewide existing-home median price was $242,500 last month, a 3 percent drop from one year ago, when the median price stood at $250,400.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 28, 2006 05:23pm

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Alliance Bankshares Shutters Mortgage Unit, Cites Poor Market Conditions

Real Estate – Another mortgage operation said it will shut its doors today, with Alliance Bankshares Corporation announcing a major restructuring of its mortgage banking unit, Alliance Home Funding, LLC. Today, approximately 43 employees were told of the business decision to cease operations as a stand-alone mortgage banking subsidiary.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 27, 2006 07:50pm

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Home Price Growth Slowest in Nearly Ten Years

Real Estate – A leading measure of U.S. home prices in the United States showed signs of a continued deceleration in most of the existing and newly-added metro areas. The 10-MSA S&P/Case-Shiller found yearly growth rate of 2.45 percent for October, the worst yearly growth rate since March 1997, when the growth rate stood at just 2.35 percent.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 27, 2006 07:49pm