Bargain Homes Lure Buyers Worldwide to Detroit: Mortgages

Bargain Homes Lure Buyers Worldwide to Detroit: Mortgages
By Chris Christoff -, bloomberg.com

Jim West/Zuma Press

Peter Grosso of Long Island, New York, paid about $90,000 for 29 Detroit homes at an auc­tion for tax-delinquent prop­er­ties last Octo­ber. He’s sure they’ll sell at a prof­it with­in 10 years, while he rents them for…

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Daily Infographic: A Mesmerizing Map Of Water Currents On The Great Lakes

Daily Infographic: A Mesmerizing Map Of Water Currents On The Great Lakes
By Emily Elert, popsci.com

Researchers at the Great Lakes Envi­ron­men­tal Research Lab­o­ra­to­ry bor­rowed some code from the design­ers who made this incred­i­ble wind map to cre­ate the world’s first beau­ti­ful water cur­rent map. The image above is just a snapshot—ch…

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Fisker Automotive to Romney: Who Are You Calling ‘Loser’?

Fisker Automotive to Romney: Who Are You Calling ‘Loser’?
Damon Lavrinc, wired.com

Photo: AP

Pres­i­den­tial hope­ful Mitt Rom­ney may be a Michigan-bred entre­pre­neur with a suc­cess­ful career in busi­ness, but the man knows lit­tle about the elec­tric vehi­cle sec­tor.

Dur­ing his first debate with Pres­i­dent Bar…

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