Saints and sinners

By Peter H. Stone

Gingrich balances support of a casino owner with courtship of evangelicals

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… 06 it has raised a whopping $52 million, much of it from energy companies, real estate interests and several conservative moguls attracted to Gingrich’s long time advoca …"

Developers in the driver's seat on transportation

By Matthew Lewis

Unfocused transport policy leaves real estate industry eager to give Congress directions

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… nough money to fund everything.Which explains why dozens of developers and real estate interests are among the nearly 1,800 groups, as identified by the Center’s investi …"

"… er Cappelli executives, is but a fraction of the nearly $14.3 million that real estate interests contributed to the same group over that time span since 2005, according to …"

A curious process for valuing land in Loudoun County

By Dusty Smith

Officials in one of the nation’s fastest growing counties defeated a plan to purchase nearly 100 acres of land, at a cost of more than $200,

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… crupulously avoided conflicts of interest between her civic duties and her real estate interests.A story in The Washington Post last year raised questions about Myers’ i …"

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Trump giving advice to Palin? She should consider his track record to past politicians

By Sylvia Hall

Should Palin be getting advice from Trump, whose political contributions went to many scandalous pols

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… Democrats and Republicans, many of whom were elected in areas where he has real estate interests.Trump spokesman Michael Cohen said Trump had given to thousands of candida …"

"… ia’s School of Policy, said Trump’s political tastes often matched his real estate interests.“Any major developer is going to show up as a significant donor to polit …"

Bank-backed House lawmakers try to kill IRS plan to identify $1 trillion in foreign accounts

By Michael Hudson

House lawmakers backed by banks try to kill IRS plan to identify foreigners' bank accounts

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… 00 from the so-called “FIRE” sector, made up of finance, insurance and real estate interests. That represented more than half of the $1.1 million Meeks raised during t …"

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

The reporting process, and the reporters, behind Our Private Legislators

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… operty information received full points for this question. In states where real estate interests were not explicitly required to be reported in the language of the statute …"

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McCain-Feingold changes state party spending

By Agustín Armendariz and Aron Pilhofer

Fundraising dips, ad buys plummet in first election after campaign reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… rneys and law firms gave $28 million, mostly to Democrats, while real estate interests split $7 million between Democratic and Republican committees. Arizon …"

Home loans brokered by nonprofits helped fuel the housing crisis

By Jeff Horwitz and Dave Jamieson

Billions of dollars in defaults on no-money-down mortgages weigh on FHA's books

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… ;The non-profits have enjoyed the support of an unlikely coalition of real estate interests and civil rights activists – as well as some Democratic and Republican l …"

Profiting from recession, payday lenders spend big to fight regulation

By Keith Epstein

Industry steps up lobbying as Senate grapples with financial reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… ame influential ballpark, for instance, as unions, the gaming industry and real estate interests.In Wisconsin alone, efforts to establish an interest rate ceiling of 36 pe …"

Tyler joins Gingrich PAC, big ad buy imminent

By Peter H. Stone

Rick Tyler joins Winning Our Future, big ad buy 'imminent'

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate interests":

"… . American Solutions also pulled in many six-figure checks from energy and real estate interests, among others.Tyler said that besides fundraising, he will act as a liaiso …"