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Condos built five or six years ago just as the real estate market was starting to slow down. they sat empty for years, many going into foreclosure or bankruptcy. then new developers came in, bought the buildings at a reduced rate and started selling them and ranking them for practically half the price, and the buyers and renters began lining up. people interested in an urban lifestyle, baby boomers and upwardly-mobile singles. >> its important to be close to everything. everybody wants a very si...

Respecting. recently new developers came in to rescue the projects. units that were selling for $695,000, are now going for $370,000. in one building, all 126 condos are spoken for. >> you have a small period of time right now, where you can come in and you can buy below replacement cost. this is a one in a generation opportunity. >> but the picture is not as rosy around country. >> government statistics show sales are down 1% from last year. but at the same time, building permits are up a whopp...

Jenna: right now a ballot america sure in mississippi would prohibit state and local governments from seizing private property by eminent domain and not everyone is happy about that. john roberts live from jackson, mississippi, with more. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, jenna. big election come up up tuesday in mississippi, one of the measures, initiative 31 would prohibit the state from taking private property and transfert it to another person. where a city in connecticut was allowed to ta...

>> shepard: less than a week now for election day for mississippis thousands of private landowners. the future of their properties could be on the line. many farmers there urging folks to vote yes on a measure that would make it illegal for the states to seize land under imminent domain and hand it over to somebody else for private use. but opponents including the outgoing governor haley barbour say the restrictions would kill jobs. john roberts is live in the state capital of jackson this eveni...

Like it wasnt just like oh, i met this girl at school and ill go hang out with her. it wasnt like that at all. she had to come over to the house and she had to hang out at the house for quite a while before i was allowed to go off with her. >> but shaunas friendship only grew stronger, and she spent weeks lobbying her mothers for permission to spend the night at cathys house. lisa, a registered nurse, returned from work to an immaculate house. >> i said, shauna, what do you want? i want to talk ...

Here now culture warriors margaret hoover and gretchen carlson. so whats going on with this mosque deal? >> right now, park 51, the group that wants to build this mosque community center, slash whatever it is, is in a court battle with con ed, the utility company. why? because they need to buy two manages in order to put up this mosque. the one they already purchased. the second one theyve been leasing from con ed. but now they owe $1.7 million in back rent and theyre in a court dispute about th...

That was a jest. >> so why does he want to build condos? because he needs to try and raise more money now to be able to pay this off. nobody is going to give him money if they think its a mosque. >> bill: the bottom line is, its not going to get done, as i predicted. whats the matter with you? these people down there, they have a right to do what they want to do. weve always said that. we believe its wrong and insensitive to the families. i cant poke a little fun at them? i cant poke a little fu...

Here now culture warriors margaret hoover and gretchen carlson. so whats going on with this mosque deal? >> right now, park 51, the group that wants to build this mosque community center, slash whatever it is, is in a court battle with con ed, the utility company. why? because they need to buy two manages in order to put up this mosque. the one they already purchased. the second one theyve been leasing from con ed. but now they owe $1.7 million in back rent and theyre in a court dispute about th...

That was a jest. >> so why does he want to build condos? because he needs to try and raise more money now to be able to pay this off. nobody is going to give him money if they think its a mosque. >> bill: the bottom line is, its not going to get done, as i predicted. whats the matter with you? these people down there, they have a right to do what they want to do. weve always said that. we believe its wrong and insensitive to the families. i cant poke a little fun at them? i cant poke a little fu...

Here now culture warriors margaret hoover and gretchen carlson. so whats going on with this mosque deal? >> right now, park 51, the group that wants to build this mosque community center, slash whatever it is, is in a court battle with con ed, the utility company. why? because they need to buy two manages in order to put up this mosque. the one they already purchased. the second one theyve been leasing from con ed. but now they owe $1.7 million in back rent and theyre in a court dispute about th...