Home sales surge in Kane for second straight month, ...
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Kane Co. Chronicle
After many months of retreat, the local housing market might have begun to gain some traction, as home sales in Kane County sharply increased for the second straight month. Comment?
'S no joke: They're still buying
Thursday Dec 17 | via Chicago Sun-Times
This Naperville home is for sale for $450,000, snow or no snow. You can see the listing at 417 Dilorenzo Drive. Comment?
A Tale of Two Housing Markets: No Recovery at the Hi...
Nov 30, 2009 | via Seeking Alpha
Back in July, 2008, I posted on the topic of variation in housing inventory. I also showed how housing inventory was radically different across cities of similar size. Comment?
Nov 24, 2009 | via The Business Ledger
"Business Capsules" appears in every edition of The Business Ledger. If you have information on a new business or your company expands, relocates or wins an award, send your news to Jeremy Stoltz, Editor, The Business Ledger, 1260 Iroquois Ave., Suite 200, Naperville, Ill. Comment?
Answers demanded to ensure center has no ties to Iran
Nov 20, 2009 | via Wheaton Sun
Times of operation and sufficient parking once were the major concerns involving a proposal to open an Islamic facility in DuPage County. Comment?
Yesterday | via Medford Mail Tribune
It was a year of Hope - at first in the sense of ``I feel hopeful!'' and later in the sense of ``I hope this year ends soon!'' It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, where the tired old hacks of yesteryear finally yielded the reins of power to a group of fresh, young, idealistic, new-idea outsiders such as Nancy Pelosi. Comment?
Yesterday | via The Boston Globe
Dave Barry hereby calls his beer summit to order, in which he serves up the best, worst, and even worse of 2009. Comment?
New ways to become a criminal in 2010
Yesterday | 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?
Market MoverA Financial Prescription for the Globe
Thursday Dec 31 | via American Reporter
Until yesterday your choices for depositing safe money around the globe were basically Ireland, Germany or the Mafia. Comment?
Economy dominates list of 2009's top 5 stories
Thursday Dec 31 | via Herald News
Double-digit unemployment. More home foreclosures. Higher property taxes on the horizon amid financial problems in Joliet. Comment?
5 housing issues to watch in the new year
3 min ago | via Bubble Meter
The housing market, which brought the economy to its knees in 2008, struggled to recover in 2009. Comment?
Agency Seeks Investor for Ground Zero Tower
5 min ago | via ABC News - Brian Ross
The agency building a signature skyscraper at ground zero is searching for investors to help market it in a flat real estate market. Comment?
Construction Spending in U.S. Drops to Lowest Level ...
6 min ago | via Bloomberg
Construction spending in the U.S. fell for the seventh straight month in November to the lowest level in more than six years, led by declines in homebuilding and fewer commercial projects. Comment?
Sentencing set in mortgage fraud case
9 min ago | via Mississippi Business Journal
NATCHEZ a ' A former mortgage broker will be sentenced next week for using fraudulent information and documents to help people get more than $500,000 in loans. Comment?
Foreclosures up in Bexar, but many are re-postings
10 min ago | via San Antonio Business Journal
It has not remained immune from the phenomenon either. But to determine the depth of the foreclosure crisis requires looking at some numbers behind the scenes - namely re-postings. According to a recent analysis by Addison, Texas-based Foreclosure Listing Service Inc . Comment?