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News articles
Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth (here's a great article to show you the bottom of hysteria) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/economy/23decline.html?_r=1
The World's Billionaires (I'm not even on the list, not even near the bottom!) http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires-intro.html
Timeline of Historic Inventions: (get a BIG cup of coffee -- you're gonna love this list!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Real Estate Bubbles (indicators, how they start, how they end) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate_bubble
Technological and Industrial historical timeline of U.S. economy (pretty good overview) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_and_industrial_history_of_the_United_States
100 Milestone Documents in U.S. history (yes -- the Louisiana Purchase is on the list!) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone
County by County Stress Index: (incredible interactive map) http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_national/stress_index_premium/
Buyer's tax credits: ($8000 New Homebuyers, $6500 if you've lived in your house for 5 years!) http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/glance.php
Foreign Buyers return to the U.S. Market: (I'm trying to get them to northern Michigan!) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34068639/ns/business-real_estate/
Existing Home Sales Rise (November 2009): (pay attention to the WHY factor!) http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2009112301
All things Chinese Drywall: (and you thought YOU were having a bad day!) http://www.chinesedrywall.com/
Home Owner Association Rentals (what the board can do -- and can't do) http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20091125_banrental.htm
Capital Gains on Principal Residences ($250K, 500K and all special situations) http://www.gibbons-realty.com/realestatetax.html
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