financial crisis two years ago the company began sifting through a deluge of unfinished buildings and unsold condominiums for more business. >> translator: next on the list is a suburban condominium that was built more than three years ago. it's typical dead stock. >> so you mean that its developer is on the brink of bankruptcy and can't continue its business operations? >> reporter: the real estate company gets funding from an investment firm in singapore. last year the singaporean firm signed a contract to infuse up to 3 billion yen into the real estate company to fund its projects. that amount was eventually increased to 5 billion yen. the company's now eyeing an even bigger project with the financial backing. the plan is to buy an upscale condominium being built in central tokyo. the billion's developer is on the verge of bankruptcy and has applied for protection from creditors under the civil rehabilitation law. >> translator: our tie-up with the singaporean firm enabled us to make decisions quickly when we want to start new projects. i think the tie-up has provided us with a big engine

. >> reporter: worried that an unsold house simply compound. kevin tibbles, cedar hill, missouri. >>> we have a breaking news story. for that we go to our l.a. bureau for the latest details. >> i'm lee cowan. roy halladay just threw the first postseason no-hitter since don larson in the 1956 world series. it's his second no-hitter of the season, putting him in an exclusive club. only four other pitchers have done that in the history of major league baseball. now back to brian williams in new york. >>> when we come back, rock 'n' roll's long-time voice of the working man on the trouble he sees for working americans these days. >>> people who work in a noisy workplace have twice the risk of heart disease as those who don't. the national health and nutrition examination survey says those who put up with the most noise have the most chest pains, heart attacks and the highest blood pressure. the occupations that carry the greatest risk are mining, agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and no one who wants to stay healthy should visit our newsroo

on top of that, the supply of unsold homes is just too big. total housing inventory fell to 10.7 months in september. that's down from august's hefty 12-month supply, but a long way from the six-month level seen in a healthy market. economist yelena shulyateva says supply will soon be even greater, as millions of additional distressed properties come to market. >> if we add shadow inventories to that, it will probably take more than two years to work off those excess inventories. >> reporter: and now the recent foreclosure freeze and document investigation is creating a new headwind for the housing market. both factors are making potential buyers nervous, and could keep them on the sidelines. >> potentially, it could be a very big factor for sales. depending on how you slice the numbers and what region of the country that you're sitting in, foreclosures or distressed sales can account for anywhere from a third to a half of all transactions in the market. so, existing home sales in particular may be strongly affected. >> reporter: to be sure, t

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the wrist same gun a sudden movement just in thompson coming up later in the program the unsold slaving over human wide champion. four year. old it's called sky jimmy alice it was in just a few minutes from. the america's international broadcasting board calls for more resources to ground a growing voice for news channels including r.t. although it's interesting that. a russian soyuz rocket has successfully blasted by going to cause more drama in kazakhstan. a spacecraft carrying nasa astronaut scott kelly and calls on as an example. the international space station they will spend the next six months as members of expedition twenty five on board the station new navigation control and data processing systems are also being delivered to the ice as they sell hughes is expected to dock with the station in two days' time. fresh unrest has broken out in kurdistan after a north stormed the headquarters of a leading political process in the capital bishkek security is being beefed up across the country ahead of sunday's parliamentary election but the contrary manes ethnically split and wary of

and still come for you here in the program unsold play of a human rights champion. four years of data death and human rights activists are still calling for justice on the body called sky a join me as if it is just a few moments from. the u.s. might claim to be a champion of freedom of speech not it seems if it's coming from russia iran venezuela or china the head of the media organization which oversees america's international broadcasting says it must up its game to combat the rise of what he called media enemies including r.t. if you can reports. it's a common belief on capitol hill that the best way to raise money from congress is to scare them walter isaacson the head of a government agency that manages u.s. international broadcasting apparently wants a lot of money the cause to fight america's enemies in the media which he identifies as he ran venezuela russia and china we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies there's that freedom house report that reveals that today's autocratic leaders are investing billions of dollars in media resource

such company is obviously a plus in his hands but they get our income first of all it's a lot of unsold players the former still less. so it's make. because. it's all a. read on it's a lot of guys play footy and have much to miscalculate for the sake of a different. environment but that again it's a. great city of beautiful arena the fans that time as far as you can on the last year was a lot of soul dollars and a lot of fast implores this place has been exciting to bear and didn't do well in the playoffs but still protect their existence in twenty ten head coach ivan janata picked up the reins from compatriot gary smith who led the team to see. second place in the regular season a longtime canadian ex-pat having lived in italy for the last twenty five years as a nazi admits that reading is syria is so far his biggest challenge in russia as for the game of hockey well desire to win is probably universal in any country the goal is always to be the best you can be and of course we want to be amongst the best so. you know we we have to understand that is expected of us we have the capabili

yosh and such company is obviously a plus in his hands for the guarin cup personel it's a lot of unsold but for. some it's me. because i saw a. lot of guys play with him much. i thought of a different kind of environment but again it's. a great city for you know the fans and i heard sirens again on the last year was a lot of soul guards and the lot of fans came through as this place has been excited to build you well in the playoffs but i don't think they're actually seen. in twenty ten head coach ivan sinatra picked up the reins from compact should barry smith who led the team to a second place in the regular season a long time canadian ex-pat having lived in italy for the last twenty five years as a nazi admits that reading in syria nick is so far his biggest challenge in russia as for the game of hockey well desire to win is probably universal in any country the goal is always to be the best you can be and of course we want to be amongst the best of all. you know we are we have to understand that is expected of us we have capabilities if you will just once we have to make to be among

yosh and such kompany is obviously a plus in his hands for the guarin cup first of all it's a lot of unsold but for my whole life i would say it's my kid. because i was fallen. for that it's a lot of guys played by pretty much i thought of a different. environment but that again it's. great seeing people you know as a fan so i try to start as you can on the roster was a lot of soul dollars and a lot of fast influence this place has been exciting to bear and you do well in the playoffs but i don't think the right to see you in twenty ten head coach ivan sonata picks up the reins from compaction a diary smith who led the team to second place in the regular season a longtime canadian ex-pat having lived in italy for the last twenty five years as a nazi admits that reading is syrian it is so far his biggest challenge in russia as for the game of hockey well desire to win is probably universal in any country the goal is always to be the best you can be and of course we want to be amongst the best so. you know we we have to understand that is expected of we have the capabilities to feel just once

so now 10-10-10 a wonderful opportunity move unsold inventory. it's a nice gimmick. >> ah.ight. >> is there one, i know you've been doing a lot of these. the number one deal to be had? >> well, it's actually in the turks and caicos. it's a hotel called the tuscan. >> what day of the week is that? >> sunday. you can book it between now and then but it's good for a long period of time until about december 23rd. they'll give you an airfare credit of up to $1,010.10 for whatever you paid to get down there. that's a great deal. >> that is a great deal. you also found some great hotel deals that don't include the travel. just accommodations. >> that's right. if you stay at a number of marriott or renaissance hotels in the caribbean or mexico you pay the regular rate for one night, each succeeding night, ten bucks. not bad. if you're in the renaissance -- >> are they jacking up the first night's price? >> no, it's the regular rate. but you advertise it, the regular rate is $215 plus $10, now it's just $108 so not bad. right here in new jersey they've got a deal called triple tens.

we have millions of homes in the inventory of unsold homes and it will take a long time to get throught. >> the housing crisis continues to hit home. chrysler have been living here for 30 years. >> they could not be evicted. they foreclosed when his income dropped 40%. their attempts to modify did not work. >> the whole idea of the modification program, is voluntary and it is run by the banks, the same big banks, that got us into this mess. the fed is investigating how they handle foreclosures. >> we take violations a proper procedure very seriously. >> some of those banks say they will restart foreclosures in so me states. these lawsuits could further clog the market. for those who want to purchase, like this crowded auction in north carolina this weekend, it may be a good time. for many more, times are still tough and home is not very sweet right now. fed chairman ben bernanke says that banking regulators expect to have preliminary results of the foreclosure review by sometime next month. nbc news, washington. >> still ahead, the government says gas guzzling trucks need to get better

. >> reporter: worries that an unsold house simply compound. kevin tibbles, nbc news, so dr. hill, missouri. >>> recent surveys suing gaeft lot of people hope to head off similar divorce horror stories. interests growing in pre-marital agreements to protect assets. >>> weekly application for one employment benefits fell to the lowest level in three months. let's check in withourtney regan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. right now i'm looking over the markets and i'm seeing opposite of what we saw yesterday. yesterday we saw the dow was up and the nasdaq was down. today it's the opposite. the dow is down the nasdaq super. we ended the day mixed. asian markets fell overnight. europe is in the red. we'll have to see what happens today with a couple of hours to go. gold rises bringing in another record. oil prices also moving higher today. like you mentioned, jobless claims fell by 11,000 to 445,000. that's the lowest level in nearly three months. surprised economists, they had been expecting an increase. nice little surprise for us to have today. pepsico reporte

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