Sharp Drop in Existing Home Sales in January - New York Times
The fragile housing market was hit with another piece of bad news on Friday, after the latest report showed that sales of existing homes fell 7.2 percent in January. Sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million in January, the

2009 property tax increases the smallest in a decade - Philadelphia Daily News
Property taxes on the average New Jersey home grew by $236 in 2009, or 3.3 percent over the previous year, the smallest average increase in a decade. The state's average property taxes, long the highest in the nation, are now $7,281, according to

Republic Airways plans 'unified' brand; may drop Midwest name - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Midwest's new owner, Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc., "will get to a unified brand" for Oak Creek-based Midwest and Denver-based Frontier Airlines, which Republic also bought last year, said Bryan Bedford, Republic's chairman

Building a Portfolio of Misfits - Yahoo Finance
As a value investor, it's my goal to identify and buy as many of the proverbial "50-cent dollars" as I can. Sometimes that means taking positions in what appear to be misfit companies -- you know, the ones that have seen better days and have some

Ky. group to help poor in central Appalachia tap into $25 million for - Chicago Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky -based nonprofit group will help low-income home buyers tap into $25 million in federal funding set aside for four central Appalachian states. The Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises in Berea, Ky., said

$25 million set aside for Appalachian housing - FederalNewsRadio.com
The price of a home financed under the program will range from about $80,000 to $120,000, he said. The $25 million in funding comes from a USDA program that was funded by federal stimulus dollars. The USDA is also providing the Berea group with a $75

U.S. housing market shows weakness in January - San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since summer, providing fresh evidence that high unemployment and tight lending standards are outweighing the government's attempts to prop up the market. The