House bill gives Wall Street, banks a makeover
Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
Thursday Dec 10 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
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Monday Nov 30 | via Buzzle.com
The unemployment rate in Washington State is at the highest it has ever been, as it is in many states across the country. Comment?
Monday Nov 30 | via The Oregonian
The suspect in the slaying of four police officers gunned down in a coffee shop was not found Monday in the Seattle home where he was thought to have been holed up overnight, likely wounded from his bloody encounter with the officers. Comment?
Whatcom County home prices drop 5 percent
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County has seen a significant decline in home prices, but depreciation has been steeper in many other Washington communities, according to a new federal report. Comment?
CBA flags higher rates due to liquidity rules
1 min ago | via The Age
The Commonwealth Bank has warned that it will increase interest rates because of additional costs associated with proposed rules that require a greater proportion of liquid assets to be held on bank balance sheets. Comment?
Non-bank lenders to return in 2010
2 min ago | via The Age
Competition in Australia's home loan market is likely to intensify next year as non-bank lenders, who were sidelined during the financial crisis, regain access to securitisation markets. Comment?
5 min ago | via Thomasville Times Enterprise
Years ago, I had a conversation with my grocer. I asked him why they carried all those non-grocery items that dangle from the edges of the shelves, up one aisle and down the other. Comment?
51 min ago | via Detroit News
There are growing signs that southeastern Michigan's real estate market has bottomed out. Comment?
Hawaii home, condo sales show big gains
8 min ago | via Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Most of Hawaii's residential real estate market saw dramatic gains in sales in November, compared to last year, which was attributed largely to the first-time homebuyer's tax credit along with low interest rates. Comment?