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Mirvac Freezes Mortgage Funds on $227 Million Impaired Loans Bloomberg - 5 hours ago 1 (Bloomberg) -- Mirvac Group, an Australian real estate investment trust, stopped redemptions for three mortgage funds holding more than A$243 million ... AMP freezes property fund New Zealand Herald Struggling Mirvac freezes $240m of investors' funds The Australian AMP Capital Freezes NZ$420 Million NZ Property Fund (Update2) Bloomberg Bloomberg - The Australian all 59 news articles

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Are Covered Bonds a Safe Way to Finance Mortgages? Not Likely BusinessWeek - 7 hours ago by Peter Coy Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is promoting covered bonds, a mortgage-financing vehicle popular in Europe, as a safer way to raise ... What we can learn from the US mortgage crisis Viet Nam News Paulson fires starting gun for US covered bond borrowers Euro Week Mr. Paulson's New Bonds Wall Street Journal Workers World - Investor's Business Daily (subscription) all 696 news articles

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The US Housing Rescue Plan: What It Includes Voice of America - 11 hours ago The new law also includes help for the mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They guarantee or own almost half of the nation's twelve ... Bush Signs Massive Housing Bill ABC News Bush Signs Massive Mortgage Relief Bill The Consumerist Bush approves housing rescue bill BBC News 100 Mortgages - United Press International all 869 news articles

Phillips Development & Realty L.L.C. closed on 13.2 acres for its Phillips Swift Creek apartment project in Cary, N.C. The company anticipates construction of the $20 million garden-style development to begin in the third quarter.

Crane Builders wins National Remodeler of the Year competition Bizjournals.com, NC - 17 hours ago Nashville-based Crane Builders, a custom remodeling firm, has been named 2008 National Remodeler of the Year in the annual Chrysalis Awards competition for ...

Jackson County Floridan

Inside Congress's housing repair kit Boston Globe, United States - 17 hours ago The sweeping housing legislation signed yesterday by President Bush provides a tax credit for first-time home buyers, higher mortgage allowances for ... On help for housing, two stark views MarketWatch Hank Paulson's Fannie Gamble Wall Street Journal Bush quietly signs mortgage relief measure The Associated Press San Francisco Chronicle - Oakland Tribune all 1,149 news articles

Freddie Mac doubles incentives for mortgage servicers Forbes, NY - 18 hours ago NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Freddie Mac Thursday said it was doubling the amount of money it pays mortgage servicers for each workout that helps a ... Freddie Mac boosts mortgage servicer incentives Reuters Freddie Mac doubles incentives for mortgage servicers MarketWatch Freddie aims to slow foreclosures CNN Wall Street Journal - MarketWatch all 79 news articles

A North Carolina company is continuing with plans to open an abortion clinic in Chattanooga, pro-life activists said during a 10 a.m. press conference attended by about 40 supporters.

National Retail Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust, today announced operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, including a 26.7% increase in revenues and a 6.4% increase in Funds From Operations per share compared to the same period for 2007.

Bella Luna to close briefly for remodeling Ocala, FL - Jul 31, 2008 By Rick Allen "We're closing for remodeling," said Francesco D'Ipolito, an operating partner in the restaurant at 3245 SW College Road. ...