Real Estate News
- Scores scramble for Chicago-area U.S. Census jobs Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 6:46PMHiring for decennial head count under way Surrounded by about 20 other anxious job seekers in an eerily quiet room in the Schaumburg library, Anita Sauter took a test this week that she hopes will lead to a high paying, temporary gig as a census taker.
- Oil sector strike causes fuel shortage in India Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 6:45PM A three-day-old strike by about 55,000 white collar workers at state-run oil companies has caused a severe fuel shortage in India, leaving nearly 60 percent of gas pumps dry and delaying flights, officials and news reports said Friday.
- "Not Easily Broken" a thinly disguised sermon Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 3:59PM "Not Easily Broken" is based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, who in this and previous books has found a way to deliver sermons in a fictional form.
- Economy claims long-time businesses in 2008 Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 3:58PMEvery year brings its shuffling of old and new businesses. Here are a few of the once familiar enterprises that have moved on this year.
- Shenzhen may lead real estate revival in mainland Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 11:25AMShenzhen real estate sales are expected to see the fastest rebound among mainland cities this year, with flat prices expected to rise 3 to 5 percent. This comes after 2008 saw a 37 percent drop in Shenzhen flat purchases by Hongkongers, according to Landpower International Holdings.