Spring market turns slow as buyers browse with no bids
Brook lyn two bedroom at 719 Carroll St lists for 699000 as open houses draw 14 buyers with no offers. Across the country buyers weigh low mortgage rates 8000 first time tax credit and falling prices against high foreclosures and layoffs.
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Carroll St
Brooklyn
New York
Joanna Brett
Sarah Madigan
Cleveland
Fargo
N.D
Red River
Amy Borgognoni
Seth Cuni
Raleigh
N.C
Borgognoni
Graham Young
Prudential Realty
Personal fortunes ride on GM debt fate in bond swaps
Retired Chrysler manager Clifford St Pierre and his wife invested 200000 in GM notes with 7.2 percent yield and 14,000 yearly payout. They fear loss if a debt-for-equity swap materializes as Fidelity and John Hancock led talks with GM to cut debt and seek federal aid. Unsecured notes now trade around 9 cents on the dollar from 90 a year earlier.
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Grosse Ile
Mich
Chrysler LLC
Clifford St. Pierre
Patricia
General Motors Corp
St. Pierre
Fidelity
John Hancock
St. Pierres
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