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Who is "Fannie Mae" and why is she a big name in real estate?
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"Fannie Mae" is the real estate industry nickname for FNMA, or Federal National Mortgage Association, the stockholder-owned corporation that purchases mortgages from mortgage lenders.
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What five basic components of a "smart home" can be controlled by technology?
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Lighting and window treatments, security and access control, data communication, environmental/energy management, and audio/video entertainment can all be operated by a "smart home".
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Which city in the U.S. has the longest formal name, but the shortest abbreviated name?
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El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula is the full name for Los Angeles, known as "LA".
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What areas are known as the 'silk stocking' districts of this famous city?
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In Central Park West, Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue in Manhattan, apartments go for $222,610 to $282,709 per room.
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Who is considered the world's most renowned living architect?
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I.M. Pei who retired in 1991; he earned this status after designing the glass pyramid entrance pavilion to the Louvre in Paris (1989).
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