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That all ended with the bursting of the property bubble, as home prices fell by nearly half. Today new homes sit vacant with dead lawns and boarded-up windows. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, calls the Inland Empire a "ground zero" for the nationwide housing bust. To first-time home buyers, though, its blighted cul-de-sacs appear as promising as the orange groves did to Dust Bowl refugees. Armed with an $8,000 tax credit and low mortgage rates, they have flocked to cities like Riverside, where auctioneers sell off foreclosed properties...
...Fites are among those who might disagree. In late November, with their lease up and their options narrowing, the couple put in one more offer, on a three-bedroom stucco house in Highland. Again they were passed over for cash, but the deal fell through; in the end, their offer was accepted. "It was quite the roller coaster," Beth says. "We certainly lucked...
That helps explain why some consumers are hedging their bets by hopping on a NeuroActive Brain Bike. The $4,000 machine debuted a year ago at Lady of America fitness centers, where members - who tend to be older than the average gym rat - quickly fell for the cardio-cognitive combo. "Instead of mindlessly watching TV" while pedaling, says Gerry Weber, CEO of Lady of America, which has 300 women's-fitness franchises worldwide, "they're able to exercise their brain at the same time...
...been solid for the Crimson, sporting a 9-3-3 record. Harvard felt its goalkeeper’s absence earlier this month when Kessler missed two games while she led the Canadian Under-22 Team to a Gold Medal at the 2010 MLP Cup. With Kessler gone, the Crimson fell to Quinnipiac and tied Princeton...
...Harvard traveled to Arlington, Texas this weekend for the annual Lone Star Duals, a high-level tournament featuring some of the nation’s best programs. Unfortunately for the Crimson (2-6-1), the three teams on its slate proved too much for a depleted roster, as Harvard fell to No. 22 Arizona State, 39-12, followed by equally brutal defeats at the hands of No. 10 Oklahoma, 44-6, and Utah Valley...