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Report: New York home sales drop 3.9 percent in 2011
Realtors had a positive outlook on the numbers, saying sales growth in the fourth quarter was strong and a federal tax credit program fueled the 2010 sales.

State's housing market slowed in 2011
New York state had fewer residential real estate sales in 2011 than in 2010, but realtors expect transactions to pick up this year.

NY Attorney General Appointed to Mortgage Crisis Investigative Panel
President Obama is calling on New York State Attorney General Eric Schniederman to be a part of a panel aimed at investigating the mortgage crisis.

Report: New York home sales dropped 3.9 percent in 2011; prices hold steady
Housing sales in New York fell by 3.9 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, a report released today by the state Association of Realtors found.

Parents Snared in $100 Billion College Debt Trap Risk Retirement
Terry Williams borrowed about $7,000 to earn a degree from Spelman College 38 years ago. For her youngest child, a sophomore at Belmont University in Nashville, she will take on almost $40,000 in parental loans.

Schneiderman backs expanded mortgage probe
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is expected to chair President Barack Obama's new committee investigating the mortgage-backed securities that contributed to the national economic collapse...

News Minute: Here is the latest news from The Associated Press
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch isn't expecting much from the state Senate's Republican majority and the Assembly's Democratic majority when they release their proposed Congressional district lines this week....

The Parent Trap: College Tuition Debt
Student debt snares parents, putting retirement at risk

Performance Trust Investment Advisors, LLC Now Listed on AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AlphaMetrix, founder of the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM), the world's leading secure, online marketplace for researching, tracking and analyzing information ...

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Awards $33.6 Million For 57 Affordable Housing Initiatives
-Combined projects will create or rehabilitate more than 2,800 affordable housing units throughout New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania-