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By the end of 2010, about half of all commercial real estate mortgages will be underwater, said Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, in an interview with CNBC.

“They are [mostly] concentrated in …

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.’s Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) fell 16.3 percent during the past year and currently stands at 5.5 months, the lowest point reported in the 15 months that the organization gathered the …

U.S. commercial property values rose for a third month in January, Bloomberg reported.

As the economy grew, Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Index climbed 1 percent from December, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday in a report.…

United Way Worldwide has honored United Way of Central Iowa with five Fleur de Lis Awards for Excellence, in recognition of growth of its Tocqueville Society, which recognizes donors who give $10,000 or more annually …

Frustrated by your plane’s tardy takeoff? Didn’t quite like that three-hour trip to nowhere while your plane sat motionless on the tarmac? Some new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations that go into effect April 29 …

Twitter will soon be tweeting Promoted Tweets, which will appear at the top of your Twitter search page. The company, which has been searching for a viable business model for months, today announced the new …

Warren Buffett has taken steps to minimize disruption on the day he steps down from the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., but concern over his succession and a weaker insurance environment limits the stock’s growth …

It is too soon to determine when the U.S. recession ended, the arbiter of the nation’s business cycles said today.

“Although most indicators have turned up, the committee decided that the determination of the trough …

A looming April 30 deadline for home buyers to qualify for a federal tax credit is boosting activity in the Greater Des Moines real estate market, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today. …

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