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U-Haul International Inc. and The Conservation Fund announced Monday that customers of the Phoenix moving and self-storage giant hit the $1 million mark with donations to Go Zero program, which plants trees to trap carbon dioxide emissions.

National clothing retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, said it received notice that it will be delisted from the NASDAQ as a result of its bankruptcy filings in the U.S. and Canada.

“Career Launch with Jane & Al” kicked off Monday morning as a live Internet radio show designed to explore career and work issues facing people looking for jobs or changing careers.

Nearly $22 million in contracts were awarded Friday by the Arizona Department of Transportation for highway projects that will be funded through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Major U.S. homebuilders have largely weathered the economic downturn, due to favorable land deals, loan agreements and tax strategies.

Clinton Park, a 29-story luxury rental proposed for 770 11th Avenue, will include a spacious ground-level home for 22 horses belonging to the New York City Police Department.

Jean Andzulis and her husband, Troy Maier, found a two-bedroom in Peter Cooper Village, with no one living beneath them and their five children.

Fresh Meadows, which is geographically isolated because it lacks a subway link, abounds with Capes, colonials and Tudors, but there are also blocks lined with attached brick row houses.

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Most important out of this article was that government organizations are going after loan mod companies. Some would say these companies are just earning a living by providing a service. One thing stands out is the collecting of fees up front. Financially stressed homeowners as an oxymoron? How do they come up [...]

Few developments rode the wave of high prices in the Manhattan residential real estate the way the apartments at the Plaza Hotel did, and few have chilled as much in the downturn.