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July 14, 2010

Lenders Now: Scrooge, Not Santa Claus

Checking “the List” — Again & Again He’s making a list,And checking it twice;Gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice.Santa Claus is coming to town –lyrics, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” These days, lenders also seem to be “checking their list” twice — if not a whole lot more. The result? Deals that are...
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Getting Something Read Into the (Real Estate) Record

“Funny, I Didn’t See Him at the Meeting” Politico’s know that a Congressman who never actually delivered a speech in the Senate or House chambers can nevertheless have their remarks “written into the record,” or transcript, of that body’s deliberations. Real estate has something similar. After each local real estate office holds its weekly Tuesday...
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No Spies from Finland, Singapore, or South Korea??

Imitation is (Still) the Sincerest Form of Flattery Nice pep talk from Thomas L. Friedman in his column today: Everything the Russians should want from us ” the true source of our strength ” doesn’t require a sleeper cell to penetrate. All it requires is a tourist guide to Washington, D.C., which you can buy...
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