Ex-Tucson realtor gets prison for improper home sale
8 hrs ago | 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
18 hrs ago | 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?
Josh Brodesky: Maybe more need to walk away, prof says
Sunday Nov 22 | via Arizona Daily Star
Why aren't more "underwater" homeowners just walking away? That's a question University of Arizona law professor Brent T. White has been wondering for a while now as he's watched countless homeowners continue to chip away at their loans even though it could be years until they get back their equity. Comment?
New home building drops off noticeably
Wednesday Nov 18 | via Arizona Daily Star
New home permits for Pima County fell in October, beginning an annual swoon as the year comes to a close. Comment?
10,287 foreclosure filings in Pima thus far this year
Thursday Nov 5 | via Arizona Daily Star
More than 10,000 properties have been hit with foreclosure filings in Pima County this year, reflecting deep levels of distress in a battered housing market. Comment?
Economists: Arizona recovery years out
4 hrs ago | 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 | 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?
Groups contend Arizona bills cross legal lines
Friday Nov 27 | via Clover Herald
The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and immigration enforcement to mortgage lawsuits and municipal building codes. Comment?
General Growth wins interim approval of debt plan
6 min ago | via Finance and Commerce
Ridgedale Mall is among General Growth Propertiesa holdings in Minnesota. Combined, the company owns a total of 5 million square feet of retail space across the state. Comment?
Unemployment rises in almost half of metro areas
12 min ago | via Examiner.com
4, 2009 photo, job seekers attend a job fair in Livonia, Mich. Unemployment worsened or stayed the same in most metro areas in October, the Labor Department said Wednesday, Dec. Comment?
More cash down proposed for FHA-backed loans
13 min ago | via Charleston Daily Mail
Homebuyers insured by the Federal Housing Administration would have to provide more cash up front and meet higher credit scores under an Obama administration plan to protect the financially stretched agency. Comment?
Culpeper Dems meet Thursday to reorganize
14 min ago | via CulpeperNews.com, Culpeper, VA
The Culpeper County Democratic Committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Depot for a "reorganization caucus." Committee chairwoman Anita Harkte told the Star-Exponent last month that she would resign from the post at the end of this year. Comment?
New Town Budget Would Raise Tax Levy by 2.18%
16 min ago | via The Pelham Weekly
The preliminary Town of Pelham budget for the 2010 calendar year shows a tax levy increase of 2.18%. The Homestead tax rate would be 45.6 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation and the non-Homestead tax rate would be 61.2 cents. Comment?