Unlocking the Foreclosure Box a " The Most Comp...
15 hrs ago | via Dr. Housing Bubble Blog
Unlocking the Foreclosure Box - The Most Comprehensive Shadow Inventory Housing Analysis for Los Angeles County. Comment?
Preserving independence helps real estate firm grow
18 hrs ago | via Los Angeles Times
The gig: Syd Leibovitch, 48, is owner and president of Rodeo Realty in Bel-Air, one of the largest independent realty firms in California, with 12 branch offices in Los Angeles and Ventura counties staffed by about 1,000 brokers and agents. Comment?
Pre-Foreclosure Filings Fall In Key Markets But Shad...
Thursday Dec 31 | via Nu Wire Investor
Pre-foreclosure filings in California, Florida, Las Vegas and Chicago dropped significantly in November from October. Comment?
Foreclosure Notices Drop in Major Counties: Default ...
Wednesday Dec 30 | via Housing Wire
The number of pre-foreclosure filings in California, which include notices of default and notices of trustee sales, dropped across several counties in November, according to statistics from Default Research , which tracks the notices. Comment?
FDIC is putting mortgages by IndyMac bank up for auc...
Thursday Dec 24 | via San Bernardino County Sun
Before it failed, Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank's aggressive loan strategy didn't just include residential loans. Comment?
Jeremy Bagott and Michael More: Calif. home prices o...
9 hrs ago | via LA Daily News
ROSY government projections for 2010 call for a vigorous recovery across all sectors. Comment?
Trouble at the Telecom and Communicator's Bar
Saturday | via XML Journal
New Year 2010 on Ulitzer Have you heard the news? Unemployment is skyrocketing, companies are closing, there's no investment money for startups, and the sky is falling, the sky is falling? Don't I know, as the layoff frenzy hit my own Hanging out at the communicator's barhome, that it is a scary economic place to take a swim... Sharks, really ... Comment?
The Oh Decade: State may be waking up to what's at s...
18 hrs ago | via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
California's prospects in the new decade will ride on its ability to answer the two big, linked questions that the final year of its lost decade left hanging. Comment?
New ways to become a criminal in 2010
22 hrs ago | via KTVA Anchorage
From texting to smoking to trans-fats and toy guns, a host of new laws taking effect around the U.S. this New Year's Weekend will clamp down on impolite, unhealthy and sometimes dangerous behaviors - and, hopefully, protect consumers. Comment?
New 2010 California laws will protect borrowers, con...
23 hrs ago | via Sierra Sun
Hammered by a housing downturn that contributed to the state's budget crisis, California is boosting protections for home buyers and punishing brokers who mislead borrowers and steer them into costly loans. Comment?
Bernanke calls for stronger financial rules
1 hr ago | via Houston Chronicle
Stronger regulation is the best way to prevent financial speculation from getting out of hand and throwing the economy in a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday. Comment?
We must make a commitment to pay down the national debt
10 min ago | via The Oregonian
By Stephen Sirkin "Wasting my taxpayer dollars!" We've all heard someone use that phrase. Comment?
US Fed: Stronger regulation defense against another ...
13 min ago | via The Star Online
WASHINGTON: Stronger regulation should be the first line of defense against excessive speculation that could send the U.S. economy into a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday. Comment?
Feldstein Says Lack of 2010 Stimulus a Serious Cloud...
16 min ago | via BusinessWeek
Harvard University economics professor Martin Feldstein said U.S. economic growth may falter this year because of a waning stimulus from federal spending and tax incentives for purchases of homes and autos. Comment?
JAN 4: It Is A New Year: Do You Know Where Your Coun...
16 min ago | via News Dissector's Weblog
ANALYSIS AND PARALYSIS APPEAL FOR HELP TO RELEASE MY NEW FILM TERROR OVER DETROIT AND TERROR IN DETROIT: WHAT'S WORSE? It's 2010, and do you know where your country is? Do you know how many wars we are engaged in, how people have given up looking for work or run out of benefits, how much domestic violence has risen or how many people live on food ... Comment?