Tucson beats Valley in Forbes.com comparison
2 hrs ago | via East Valley Tribune
It may not achieve the same psychic level of bragging rights as the Arizona Wildcats slipping past the Arizona State Sun Devils in their annual football matchup. Comment?
Foreclosure filings fell in Nov. but remain at histo...
Thursday Dec 3 | via The Arizona Daily Star
Month-over-month foreclosure filings in Pima County dropped in November, although they remain historically high. Comment?
Government unveils new short-sale rules
Thursday Dec 3 | via Arizona Daily Star
To qualify under the new guidelines: a The property must be the homeowner's principal residence. Comment?
Ex-Tucson realtor gets prison for improper home sale
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Northwest Valley News
A former real estate agent has been sentenced to 2 years in prison plus seven years of probation for improperly selling the home of an elderly Tucson resident and keeping the profit. Comment?
Ex-real estate agent sentenced to prison
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Arizona Daily Star
A former real estate agent was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in prison, plus seven years of probation, for improperly selling the home of an elderly Tucson resident and keeping the profit. Comment?
Economic forecasters say Arizona still has not weath...
Thursday Dec 3 | via The Bugle
Arizona will continue to lose jobs well into next year and may not get back to 2007 levels of employment until 2013 or beyond, Lee McPheters predicted Wednesday. Comment?
Economists: Arizona recovery years out
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Commercial Real Estate
Arizona's housing, commercial real estate and job markets are in dire straits with projections for recovery years in the offing, economists say. Comment?
Home prices continue slide in Arizona
Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Bugle
Home prices across the nation are beginning to recover. But not in Arizona. New figures from the Federal Housing Finance Administration find that the price of the average home sold in the United States actually rose more than 2 percent between the second and third quarters of this year. Comment?
Arizona's 'non-recourse' foreclosure law to remain o...
Monday Nov 30 | via Verde Independent
State lawmakers will have to start over again in January if they want to tighten up foreclosure laws. Comment?
Ariz. Lawmakers Hit Reset utton on loan lawsuits
Friday Nov 27 | via 790 KNST FOX News
Arizona legislators responded quickly last June when bankers complained that investor-builders were abusing a post-foreclosure protection intended for homeowners. Comment?
Foreclosure Protection for Arkansas Storm Victims
4 min ago | via ArkansasMatters
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to counties in Arkansas and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Comment?
Appeals Court Upholds Sentence in Mortgage Fraud
4 min ago | via ArkansasBusiness.com
A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a request to open a hearing into extending the prison sentence of mortgage broker Nelson Miller, who was convicted in January 2008 of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. Comment?
SEC accuses 3 ex-New Century execs of fraud
5 min ago | via BusinessWeek
Federal regulators on Monday accused three former top executives of collapsed mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. Comment?
Citigroup Said to Push for Bai...
6 min ago | via BusinessWeek
Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit is pressing the U.S. Treasury Department and regulators to agree as soon as this week on a plan to pay back $20 billion remaining from a government bailout, people familiar with the matter said. Comment?
Banks and watchdogs near ABCP deal
6 min ago | via Globe and Mail
Banks and watchdogs near ABCP deal Rows of folders were set up to hold the documents that were part of the restructuring of the ABCP market. Comment?