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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Banker's Bonuses: Barclays Reveals Payouts

Banking giant Barclays slashed the bonus pool for its investment banking arm by 32% in 2011 to Â£1.5 billion amid mounting pressure over the controversial payouts.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Janet Murgua: Why the AG Settlement is Good for Communities of Color

Today, state Attorneys General (AG) announced that they arrived at a $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in response to the "robosigning" scandal that broke 18 months ago.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

SEC May Target Big Banks In Lawsuit Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

Regulators may be preparing a lawsuit against some of the country's largest banks in order to probe their role in the acceleration of the financial crisis.

AOL REAL ESTATE

See Homes of the Rich and Over 50

Unless Cher is inviting you over, about the only time mere mortals ever get to peek inside the homes of the rich and famous is when they list them for sale.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Adam Levin: Eastwood Meets West Wing: No Permanent Foreclosure Crisis?

Like over 100 million of you, I saw the Chrysler commercial and, for the record, Clint Eastwood made my day.

real estate News From the Web

02/10/12 Who Qualifies for the $26 Billion Foreclosure... Source: The Downey Patriot - Downey CA It took over a year for lawmakers and state AGs to agree to the terms of the $26 billion foreclosure settlement announced this week, and it could take up to another three years for eligible homeowners to see a share of that money.
02/10/12 New Canaan Real Estate: Poised for a Rebound Source: New Canaan Patch - New Canaan CT Photos of new market offerings listed this past week are shown above, and the statistics for market activity are outlined below. excerpt from the Raveis blog ...
02/10/12 Kirinyaga Knut Opposes Probation Source: AllAfrica.com Kirinyaga Knut executive secretary general, Harrison Gichira, has opposed recommendations of a task force that has proposed school heads be put on a three-year contract before confirmation.
02/10/12 Westpac follows ANZ to raise rates Source: The Courier-Mail Westpac lifted its standard variable rate by 10 points to 7.46 per cent - adding about $19 a month to a typical $300,000 mortgage.
02/10/12 Lehman Brothers Sues Citigroup for $2.5B Source: NBC/ABC - WTLV NBC 12/WJXX ABC 25 First Coast News - Jacksonville FL Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is suing several units of Citigroup Inc. to recover $2.5 billion it transferred to a backup account at Citi months before seeking bankruptcy court protection.

Background on real estate

Real estate is "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; (also) an item of real property; (more generally) buildings or housing in general.

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