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Even with the housing market declining, it's bad policy to give homes preferential tax treatment over stocks and other investments

Apartment renters in Utah and other Western states are writing bigger checks to pay for their leases, a new report shows. The average apartment rent in March rose from the previous year in all 19 major Western markets surveyed by the research firm RealFacts, with some of the

There?s no doubt that the rapid appreciation of the euro against the US dollar has been impressive. In fact, the EUR/USD pair has surged over 9 percent since January 1, 2008 as the Federal Reserve has aggressively slashed interest rates while the European Central Bank held a firmly hawkish stance despite a global credit crunch and broad instability in the financial markets.

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Levitt Corp. and Woodbridge Equity Fund LLP withdrew its nominees late Thursday for Office Depot Inc.'s board and urged investors to withhold their votes for Office Depot's candidates. Office Depot said earlier Thursday that Egan-Jones Proxy services and Glass Lewis & Co. recommended shareholders vote against the slate of directors nominated by Levitt and Woodbridge. Levitt, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based real estate holding company and Woodbridge said their decision was due in part to the recommendations of the proxy services.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Sagittarius Capital Corporation (TSX VENTURE: SCX.P) ('Sagittarius' or the 'Company'), a capital pool company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm's length binding letter agreement (the 'Agreement') dated April 16, 2008 with Diversified Energy and Resource Corporation ('DEAR'), pursuant to which Sagittarius will, subject to a number of conditions, acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of DEAR. The transaction will constitute the Company's qualifying transaction (the 'Qualifying Transaction') under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the 'Exchange'). A

The second-home market is in a slump. But one type of vacation property is still showing signs of life: condos. They don't require much maintenance, and they are usually cheaper to buy and easier to resell than houses.

PORTLAND, OR (MARKET WIRE) Williams Controls, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMCO) today announced that it will host its second quarter 2008 results conference call on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 4:15 p.m. EDT (1:15 p.m. PDT). Williams plans to issue a press release detailing its results the morning of Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

EVERETT, WA (MARKET WIRE) On April 16, 2008, Frontier Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FTBK) ('Frontier') held its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. During the question and answer session, a shareowner asked Frontier's President and Chief Executive Officer, John J. Dickson, about recent rumors concerning the financial condition of a prominent land developer and builder headquartered in Snohomish County, Patrick McCourt and his company, Barclays North, and Frontier Bank's loans to that borrower. Mr. Dickson replied that while normally he would not comment on the Bank's lending relationship with a specific borrower,

In a slowing market, more prospective buyers are enjoying fractional residences without being owners.