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UBS's Rohner Says Mortgage Market May Stabilize, DRS Reports (Bloomberg.com)  April 20 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG Chief Executive Officer Marcel Rohner said the market for U.S. subprime mortgage-related securities may stabilize within half a year after some paper started trading


Investec buys UK's biggest sub-prime mortgage lender (Daily Telegraph)  Kensington Group, the troubled sub-prime mortgage lender, has agreed to be bought by Investec, the South African bank, for £283m in a mixed cash and share deal.read more...


Clarence Schrenk Jr., homebuilder  Clarence "Mickey" W. Schrenk Jr. of Holland loved to build houses so much that he built his own contracting business.Commentread more...


IHFA lending ceiling reaches $300,000  RICK THOMAS/Press David Noordam, left, and Gary Schmidt, with his daughter, Mary Quingli Schmidt, 4, were among the Coeur d'Alene area real estate agents recognized for representing home buyers using


Brokers' updates  Buy at 527.5p notes Merrill Lynch. The broker has raised its 2005 and 2006 EPS forecasts by nine per cent to 37p and 42p respectively, following the group's recent interim


Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary  Welcome to the nineth Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary for 2005. This is a fortnightly electronic newsletter, which aims to keep you informed on developments at Cairns Lockie, Mortgage Bankers and

February 28th, 2008

Shedding Suburbia, Sales, Marketing and the Rise of the Ruppie.

British singer, actress and composer Petula Clark won international stardom, a 1964 Grammy Award for “Best Rock & Roll Record” and eventual induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame at the hands of the surprise multi-lingual hit song “Downtown.” Which begs the question: Where did the suburbs ever get anyone?

As the Baby Boomers prepare to enter retirement en masse, decisions must be made. Is the look of landscaping really worth the yard work? Is a two-car garage all it’s cracked up to be? And, perhaps most importantly, without an office to drive to or kids to raise, how the hell do you keep from getting bored? Fast on the heels of resort living, international retreats and the latest in lifestyle developments comes the next generation retirement destination, a true golden oldie: Downtown.

The Urban Return

A demographic that has spent the majority if not the entirety of its collective life deep in the bowels of suburbia, the 50+ market may not immediately recognize the allure of an urban lifestyle.



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