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Entries for April, 2010

Civil rights leader Dorothy Height had fashion flair, including stunning hats – Washington Post

Washington Post

Civil rights leader Dorothy Height had fashion flair, including stunning hatsWashington PostCivil rights activist and longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women, Dorothy Height, who died April 20 at 98, was well known for her lushly colored suits and her glorious hats. By Robin Givhan As the country has celebrated the life [...]

US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort – BBC News

Times Online

US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effortBBC NewsThe US military has joined efforts to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico as fears rise about its scale. Five times as much oil as previously thought could be leaking from the well beneath where a rig exploded and sank last week, [...]

Analysis: Crist decision sets up entertaining, unpredictable race – CNN

Telegraph.co.uk

Analysis: Crist decision sets up entertaining, unpredictable raceCNNFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist may have difficulty raising campaign funds as an independent, analysts say. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will run for Senate as an independent candidate Tampa, Florida (CNN) — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to abandon …Putting the GOP in Peril? Crist Expected to Run as [...]

Civil rights leader Dorothy Height had fashion flair, including stunning hats – Washington Post

Washington Post

Civil rights leader Dorothy Height had fashion flair, including stunning hatsWashington PostCivil rights activist and longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women, Dorothy Height, who died April 20 at 98, was well known for her lushly colored suits and her glorious hats. By Robin Givhan As the country has celebrated the life [...]

Sunrise-based GL Homes leads the region in real estate closings

Builder successful competing against resales
South Florida builder proves successful competing against resales

Worst is over according to UF real estate survey

worst of Florida’s downturn is past, according to a quarterly survey by the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies
Florida real estate experts believe the worst of the state’s [...]

Business event: Real estate’s ‘new normal’

Adjusting to the New Normal in Southeast Florida’s Real-Estate Sectors
The Friday conference, Adjusting to the New Normal in Southeast Florida’s Real-Estate Sectors, begins 8 a.m., at the Carl DeSantis Building, [...]

Too early to declare victory on housing front

South Florida home prices dropped 0.3 percent from January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.

House bill clears way for insurance rate hikes

The Florida House passed a broad measure Wednesday to strengthen the state’s property insurance market by raising rates and lowering insurers’ claims costs.

What happens when we stop paying people to buy homes?

Stan Humphries, Zillow’s chief economist, points out that the national inventory of for-sale homes increased last month, despite the large number of sales related to the expiring tax credits.