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An Examiner's Top 5 stage musicals turned films

With the jukebox musical Rock of Ages hitting screens this summer and the anticipated film version of Les Miserables set for Christmas, the stage...
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Police officers in Greece to be hired out to protect businesses and the rich

The term public servant has taken on a whole new meaning in Greece as the government is adopting a new plan beginning on April 8th where businesses...
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Do Your Part: Swap, Rent, and Share

There’s a fascinating new movement afoot - one that could ultimately create a wholesale change in how we, as consumers, get what we want. It...
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The depression of 1854

The prosperity that San Francisco and all of California had enjoyed since the gold rush began reached its peak in 1853 and by 1854 economic trouble...
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How to deal with high rent

When renting an apartment or house, alongside the location, size, amenities, etc., one of the biggest considerations you'll deal with is the...
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Landmark consumer protection law heavy with strong mortgage rules

President Obama recently signed the landmark H.R. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many...
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Home owners choose renting over owning

With the chances of home value appreciation looking dim, the continued risk of foreclosure and the cost of maintenance growing as a home ages,...
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Landlord's market emerging

Remember when housing doom and gloom spread to the rental market?Dust off your rental resume, make your lease application shine and suit up for...
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Mortgage interest rates near 18-year lows

Like a limber limbo dancer dropping ever lower, mortgage interest rates on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) dipped to 4.83 percent the week...
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Doom, gloom spreads to rental market

The housing market's malaise has spread to the rental sector where the vacancy rate is at a 23-year high. San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley,...
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