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The Motley Fool
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
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The Motley Fool - In an ideal world, many families would prefer to have only one parent work, leaving the other to care for young children. But it's increasingly tough to raise a family on a single salary, so many families send both parents out to work -- creating the additional trouble of finding good day care. Aside from a few major exceptions, including Target (NYSE: TGT - News) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE - News), most companies don't provide day care on-site. And the financial benefits of a second paycheck can be eroded by the cost of day care. |
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FT.com
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
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FT.com - Dealing rooms re-opened after Monday's market holiday in bullish mode, with investors increasingly persuaded that a domestic recovery is now properly underway. The day's trading took the Nikkei 225 Average up to its May 2000 level as real estate issues in particular hit prices last seen in the final days of Japan's bubble economy. |
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Reuters
Friday, 09 February 2007
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Reuters - Blackstone Group's real-estate arm is
close to a deal to sell office buildings in Seattle and
Washington, D.C., to Beacon Capital Partners, a Boston-based
real-estate investment firm, for about $6.5 billion, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar
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Investor's Business Daily
Friday, 09 February 2007
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Investor's Business Daily - The housing bust claimed some new scalps Thursday as shares of mortgage lenders sold off on trouble in the subprime loan sector. |
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Investor's Business Daily
Friday, 09 February 2007
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Investor's Business Daily - How do you get commercial real estate investors interested in projects riskier or costlier than usual? One way is to offer billions in tax credits. |
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AFP
Thursday, 08 February 2007
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 AFP - Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu -- many foreigners may never have heard these names before, but they are Chinese cities where the stage may now be set for the next big Asian property frenzy.
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BusinessWeek Online
Tuesday, 06 February 2007
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BusinessWeek Online - The bidding war for shopping-mall operator Mills Corp. continues. Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital Management said Feb. 5 that they're offering around $1.56 billion for Mills, or $24 per share. This follows the Israeli real estate company Gazit-Globe's complex offer announced on Jan. 17 to recapitalize Mills for an average $22 per share - when the Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management made its own bid of $21 per share in cash. |
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AP
Saturday, 03 February 2007
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AP - Foreigners in Beijing will be limited to buying a single home for their own use under new curbs imposed amid efforts to slow a surge in housing costs, newspapers reported Saturday. |
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AFP
Sunday, 28 January 2007
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 AFP - China is considering a new property tax to cool over-investment in real estate and a fuel levy to reduce oil consumption, the government said.
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AFP
Saturday, 27 January 2007
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 AFP - The dollar gained ground in the wake of robust US economic news as durable goods orders remained robust and as new home sales rose by more-than-expected last month.
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Saturday, 27 January 2007
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 AFP - Sales of new US homes rose by more-than-expected in December, but over 2006 fell by the biggest margin in 16 years.
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