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For many Americans, health cover is key to a job (Reuters)

Poll: Would-be homebuyers cautious as layoffs rise (AP)

13 charged in $100 million mortgage fraud in NYC (AP)

Economy - Wednesday (Investor's Business Daily)

U.S. mortgage applications climb eases Fed pressure (Reuters)

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Quality Powder Coating president aboard crashed plane

Roland Shurrer, president of Carrollton-based Quality Powder Coating, was aboard a plane that crashed off the coast of Florida Wednesday afternoon, company officials said Thursday. Also on board was Steve Barrows, a pilot and marketing representative with the industrial powder coating company.

Mortgage rates fall a second week

For a second week in a row mortgage rates eased. Freddie Mac's weekly report says 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.2 percent this week, down from last week's average of 5.32 percent. A year ago, 30-year mortgages were averaging 6.37 percent, although rates fell below 5 percent earlier this year.

Study: 50% borrow money for college

College students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before, according to a national analysis released Thursday.

Government-insured mortgages skyrocket

The number of mortgage loans insured by the U.S. government jumped to their highest share of total loan applications in nearly 20 years, according to a report by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Crescent Resources sells Tampa land to Eola Capital

Eola Capital LLC, one of the Tampa Bay area’s larger office landlords, bought 72 acres of undeveloped land near the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway in southeast Tampa. (DRE)

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Empty Mall Stores Trigger Rent Cuts	7/9/2009 9:51 AM
Retail chains are using the fine print in their leases to demand rent reductions, eking out critical savings and pressuring mall owners already struggling with vacancies.
Vornado to Raise PE Fund	7/9/2009 6:01 AM
Vornado Realty Trust is seeking to raise $1 billion for a private-equity fund to invest in the wave of distressed properties expected to hit in the next few years.
London Office Deals Pick Up	7/8/2009 2:31 AM
Union Investment agreed to buy a prime office building in the City financial district, the latest positive sign for London's commercial-property market.
Hotels Sound Alarm on Time Shares	7/9/2009 4:45 AM
The hotel industry is moving away from one of its former profit centers: time shares.
Both Good and Bad News	7/8/2009 9:05 AM
The news that a New York City skyscraper sold for about $600 million holds good and bad news for the nation's largest and priciest office market.