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...rate of sales decline slowed in August, according to Case-Shiller, and in September existing home sales rose 5.5% nationally, which means buyers are finally being lured to the market by low prices. The big question: Will a recession that is gaining momentum break through housing's floor again? In other words, Is this real estate's dead-cat bounce...
...instances, banks are willing to take less than one-third of a property's value just to staunch the flow of money being spent on taxes and condo fees for unoccupied units. For example, Zalewski the grave dancer is looking at purchasing a 1,800-sq.-ft condo with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the waterfront in a place just north of Miami. That unit sold to a speculator for $940,000 in 2006. The bank is asking $389,000 but will probably settle for $300,000, he says...
Dinner after Saturday’s events was held on the 50th floor of the Prudential Center. The following morning, participants bade farewell until next year’s Ivy Summit, which will be held at Cornell...
...cold" is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries. To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, the researchers conducted two experiments. The first involved a group of 41 undergraduates who were taken by elevator to a fourth floor room. During the ride, a research assistant who was unaware of the study's hypotheses, handed the test subject either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form on a clipboard. The drink was then handed back. When...
Peter Cai came down three floors of stairs to sit on my floor. He was responding to my Facebook message, a plea sent after I spent much time searching for who might be able to help me with my first Math 21a problem set. Peter was the lucky one who was both in the class and my freshman dorm, Weld. Here, we first...