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The Nation to Congress: "Make Freddie and Fannie Go Green"
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 2:42pmIn a recent article in The Nation, Brent Blackwelder & James S. Henry explain why lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should view the current mortgage crisis as an opportunity for positive change.
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The Unraveling of the Suburban Fringe
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 4:17pmBusinessWeek reports: "Annual price changes in most of the largest metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia, followed a similar pattern: Values were most stable within a 10-mile radius of the center of the city... read more »
Driving Down Real Estate: Will Higher Commuting Costs Kill the Suburbs?
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 2:00pmIn an interview for NPR in 2005, Daniel McGinn boasted "[My commute] may be the most profitable part of my day." In this Newsweek article, McGinn describes the effects that rising fuel costs have had
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Forbes Reports: "America's Most Fuel-Efficient Neighborhoods"
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 10:16amForbes: "With the national average price of gasoline topping $4 a gallon, it's a propitious time to make the case for gas-sipping neighborhoods.
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