Stephanie Salter: Think property tax caps are a no-b...
Saturday Dec 19 | via Tribune-Star
Let's see. State revenue forecasts are so bad, the governor has announced we must finally break into our $1.3 billion reserves and cut $300 million out of the K-12 public school system's budget for the next two years. Comment?
Nov 15, 2009 | via Brazil Times
The City of Brazil is getting the ball rolling on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program . Comment?
Oct 19, 2009 | via Tribune-Star
Don't miss out on a chance at credit As part of the Economic Recovery Plan, Congress included a generous tax credit to assist first-time homebuyers and bring some stability to our housing market. Comment?
'Public Enemies' author shares stories of Great...
Oct 5, 2009 | via Tribune-Star
Once upon a time, a kid from Temple, Texas wanted to be a journalist. "All I ever wanted to do was cover cops in Dallas," author Bryan Burrough said Monday at Indiana State University's Hulman Memorial Student Union shortly before his speech in Tilson Auditorium. Comment?
Clabber Girl seeking to have Vigo set up a recovery ...
Sep 30, 2009 | via Tribune-Star
Clabber Girl seeks to have Vigo County officials establish a "recovery zone," a program under the federal Stimulus Act that would enable the company to obtain a lower-interest federal tax-exempt bond to build a new 153,600-square-foot warehouse/distribution center. Comment?
Ex-investor sentenced in Indiana mortgage fraud
17 hrs ago | via WNDU-TV South Bend
A former real estate investor who pleaded guilty to federal charges that he set up straw deals to obtain inflated mortgages on more than 100 Indianapolis houses has been sentenced to prison. Comment?
Indiana introduces mandatory fraud notice (HPU-1) to...
Yesterday | via Mortgage Fraud News
In the following press release Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced that Hoosier home-buyers will get an official notice of their legal rights from mortgage lenders under a new state law that takes effect Jan. Comment?
Horizon Bancorp and American Trust & Savings Ban...
Tuesday Dec 29 | via Earth Times
Horizon Bancorp the parent company of Horizon Bank NA, headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana, announces the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the banking-related assets and assume all deposits and certain other liabilities of American Trust & Savings Bank headquartered in Whiting, Indiana and its parent company Am ... Comment?
Tuesday Dec 29 | via The Indianapolis Star
What were the biggest, most captivating local stories of the decade? This week, we're unveiling our choices from various subject areas -- business, politics, etc. Comment?
A cool spell for Indiana's home resales market
Wednesday Dec 23 | via IndyStar.com
Home resales had brokers in Indiana and the rest of the nation a-leaping in November, but the extension of a federal tax credit through April and record-low mortgage rates don't hold much chance of increasing sales in the state this winter, a local real estate leader said. Comment?
Chicago Real Living Franchises Combine for Strength,...
5 min ago | via Natl. Relocation & Real Estate
Real Living Helios Realty and Real Living Infinity, the Chicago network partners of one of the nation's largest residential real estate networks, announced a merger that will combine the companies' operations after five years of independent growth. Comment?
5 Ways to Eliminate Negative Cash Flow in Your Real ...
5 min ago | via Natl. Relocation & Real Estate
RISMEDIA, January 7, 2010 - A recent Men's Journal featured an article titled "What I learned from My Father, the Grifter - " A lifetime of lessons on money from a con man" by Pat Jordan. Comment?
Terrace house sales drop in 2009
12 min ago | via Lake Cowichan Gazette
Sales in the Terrace real estate market took a downward turn last year, with 258 property sales worth $44.62 million reported by the BC Northern Real Estate Board, compared with the 287 property sales worth $53.63 million in 2008. Comment?
Exit of high-profile Democrats underscores Barack Ob...
15 min ago | via Canada.com
The unexpected retirements of two senior U.S. Democratic senators on Wednesday underscores the deepening political woes facing the majority party as it heads into midterm elections widely expected to be a referendum on American President Barack Obama. Comment?
18 min ago | via National Post
Talking about the Great Depression, which both he and Friedman had studied intensively, he said: "You're right, we did it. Comment?