Real Estate
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Australia clamps down on illegal foreign housing investmentMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian authorities are clamping down on wealthy foreigners illegally buying real estate, ordering a Chinese billionaire to sell a Sydney m...
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US services firms grow at faster pace in FebruaryMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. services firms' activity rose at a slightly faster rate in February, powered by hotels, restaurants and wholesalers. The Institute for Supply Mana...
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St. Charles OKs new buildings, parking garage for First StreetMar 03, 2015 4:30 am - The St. Charles city council signed off on a final agreement Monday to restart the most important piece of First Street development — new buildings and a parking garage ...
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Apartments for disabled proposed in Des PlainesMar 03, 2015 4:30 am - A 5-story independent living apartment building for people with physical disabilities has been proposed near downtown Des Plaines. The city council voted 5-2 Monday to a...
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Chicago's iconic Willis Tower up for saleMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - Chicago's Willis Tower, once the world's tallest building and one of the city's top tourist attractions, is up for sale. The owners, which include New York-based investo...
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High court to consider bias claim on loan guaranteesMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether a bank discriminated against the wives of two Missouri real estate developers by requiring them to guarantee thei...
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Construction picks back up, but it's a different gig nowMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - As Florida's housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3 million...
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Buffett says US economy continues growing at moderate rateMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett says the U.S. economy continues to improve steadily, and he doesn't think investors should be disappointed with 2 percent g...
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Buffett declines to clarify plan to eventually replace himMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett didn't end the speculation about his eventual successor, but he reiterated Monday that Berkshire Hathaway's board has a pla...
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US construction spending down 1.1 percent in JanuaryMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending fell in January, reflecting weakness in spending on office buildings and other nonresidential projects and in government act...