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REPRESENTATIVE PETERS RENEWS CALL FOR WALL STREET CRACKDOWN

Washington, D.C. - April 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- News reports on SEC investigations today illustrate what the Wall Street Journal calls “an open secret on Wall Street”: investment banks created products it knew would fail just to give hedge funds an opportunity to bet against them. The fact that these products were being created solely as a way for hedge funds to bet against the housing market was never disclosed to those who invested in them. Banks profited by taking fees for moving these investments, and then got bailed out by taxpayers when the investments went bad. Pension funds, mutual funds, local governments and other investors on Main Street lost heavily

Home Prices Weakest in Decade

Some Markets Remain Stubbornly Overvalued WALTHAM, Mass. -- Global Insight, the world's leading company for economic and financial analysis and forecasting, released the 2007 second-quarter...

NW Michigan real estate: price reductions should spur market

As news of a rapidly-deteriorating national housing market continues to sweep across the country, northwest Michigan real estate agents remain hopeful and say our...

Mid-Michigan housing market still in decline

Some realtors have double the numbers of homes over last year. One realtor said she has about double the homes for sale now than...

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New shorelands program helps waterfront homeowners improve shorelines, inland lakes

The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership recently launched a program to help lakefront homeowners understand best practices to protect their shoreland and inland lakes. The Michigan Shoreland Stewards Program will recognize inland lake property owners who are using healthy property management practices to protect their inland lake and offer tips to improve the shoreline further.

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Property for Sale: Houses for sale: Property24

Property24.com is South Africa's largest property search portal and is the first place to start your property search! Property24.com lists houses, flats, vacant land...