Posts with tag obama

Rahm Emanuel can officially stay on the ballot for Chicago's mayoral race, according to an unanimous vote by that city's election commissioners, reported the Chicago Tribune. Some residents had earlier objected, saying Emanuel had given up his Chicago residency when he moved his family and many belongings to Washington,... Continue Reading »

President Barack Obama, who will be on vacation on the Hawaii island of Oahu through Jan. 2, is staying with his family at the 5-bedroom, 5.5-bath rental home he has vacationed in for the past three Christmas holidays. If you can cough up $3,500 per night, you, too, can rent the private oceanside retreat. "The home is... Continue Reading »

A struggling mother of two is selling a handwritten letter that she received from President Obama to pay for her cancer treatment and put a down payment on a house. Obama's January letter was a response to a three-page handwritten letter that Jennifer Cline wrote to him last year, saying: "I lost my job, my health... Continue Reading »

Shadow inventory is casting, well, a shadow over the housing market. With around 7 million homes lurking in the wings on the verge of foreclosure, the inventory of homes waiting to be sold could take more than 40 months to clear. Sales delayed by the recent foreclosure crisis likely will only add to those numbers. For... Continue Reading »

What do you do when you move into a new rental? Redecorate, of course. The White House last week unveiled President Obama's redesigned Oval Office. The makeover, completed under the eye of California designer Michael Smith while the First Family was vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, showcases a sea of brown, camel, and... Continue Reading »