Bring back man with accordion!

Well, I've had a few days to get over the concert and I now feel I can talk about it without the need for anti-depressants and therapy ... to try and convince you it's a beach. They then build a campsite as the smell of the water ... with a few dead fish and voila! A leisure lake where for the price of a small house in the country [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 16:40:46

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First Wildcard: Fireflies in December

Click here to read my reviewIt is time to play a Wild Card! ... is: Jennifer Erin Valentand the book:Fireflies in DecemberTyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 ... Details:List Price: $12.99Paperback: 352 pagesPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (December 8, 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:11:00

Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Many people when they decide to put their home up for sale will decide that spring is the best time for doing it ... before you actually get it listed. Look to see just what price houses of a similar style to yours ... the market because the sale is pending. If you know just how many pending sales there are to properties [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:06:29

SAR #9013

I got debts that no honest man can pay Bruce Springsteen, Atlantic City. Justice! ... in the USA, Alcoa lost $1.2 billion.Bottom Unemployment Line: Even if Obama's stimulus plans work out as expected, it is anticipated that unemployment will stay around 7.5% for three years, house prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:55:00

It’s Not Even Logical Anymore In New York

A report from Metro New York. “Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis ... , biannual payments. The city plans to use $24 million in federal funds to buy foreclosed properties ... their counterparts in New York City. The average price of a house plunged 23.3% to a still expensive [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:15:50

[Housing Investor Redux] Asking For Seconds, Or Getting Just Desserts?

One of the success stories of the housing market malaise has been the California real estate recovery, in terms of transactions ... of discounted foreclosures helped push the median sale price down a record 35 percent from a year ... and are pricing properties at market levels. Houses in certain markets in other markets like Detroit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:35:44

Thinking Ahead to the Next Regulatory Regime

It’s a sign of how dire the times are, but a valuable start to what should be an even more urgent national - even international - dialogue: ... and bubbles (in Victorian times this newspaper was moaning about railway stocks, not house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 02:44:36

Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Most people when they decide to sell their home will do so in the spring ... get it listed. Look to see just what price houses of a similar style to yours have recently sold for. Also spend time looking for Indianapolis homes that have been taken off the market because the sale [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:53:21

5 highest closing prices in Nassau in late '08

Time to take another look at what is happening with housing prices across Long Island and Queens between the listing and the closing ... a haircut -- some in the six figures -- by closing. Several homes had asking figures of more than ... at $1,100,000, down from $1,295,000. 4. A four-bedroom Victorian on Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:16:48

Opinion: NZ’s recession - a piece of cake?

By Neville Bennett The forecasted performance of the New Zealand economy is debatable ... other central banks. Prevailing rates are:  Canada 2.25%; England 2%; Japan 0.1%; European Central Bank ... August 1929. It is already palpable in closing shops and restaurants, falling house prices, builders [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 22:04:55

In The Bottom Of The Skid

The Boston Herald reports from Massachusetts. “Massachusetts median house prices have fallen below $300,000 for the first time since 2003, new figures show. Wellesley College economist Karl Case doesn’t think Massachusetts housing has bottomed out quite yet, ‘but we may be closer to a bottom than most people think [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 15:18:55

Top Republican senators oppose automaker bailout

Democratic leaders want to use $25 billion of the $700 billion financial industry bailout to help General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co ... industry, though she did not put a price on her plan. “The House is ready to do it,” said Democratic ... billion doesn’t change anything. It just puts off for six months or so the day of reckoning.” House [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 18:37:50

The G20 Summit Falls Short

International labour leaders including CLC President Ken Georgetti met with the heads of the IMF and World Bank, ... / The most disappointing outcome of the summit is that governments failed to agree to a concrete plan ... job losses and a collapse of house prices, household spending and business investment [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 18:16:11

Quickly Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Most people when they decide to sell their home will do so in the spring ... to see just what price houses of a similar style to yours have recently sold for. Also spend time looking for Indianapolis homes that have been taken off the market because the sale is pending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:10:39

Renters still moving — just not to houses

With home prices declining, mortgage money hard to come by and a shaky economy, you would think renters would be staying put. ... is cheap, apartment owners have to step up concessions to keep tenants from moving out to buy [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 07:05:26

Bamford UK Launch Online Rolex Customizer

Online product customizers have eaten endless hours of productivity from business since they came to prominence with the help of Nike ID and its ... , and more) and bracelet (black PVD - essential). But like the small specialty custom houses, the price is not cheap. Expect to drop as much as 12000$US for the full treatment. (aquire) © 2008 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 22:16:12

O.C. homebuilding down 94%

Construction Industry Research Board figures out this month show that permits for new home construction dropped 94% in Orange County last month ... s housing Builders shave $430,000 off new O.C. house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 07:01:49

Mesmerized By The Increase In Values

Consumer Affairs reports on Missouri. “When Sheila Smith got a look at what she thought was her dream home, she didn’t hesitate to take it ... from Ohio. “Foreclosure-tainted houses have caused home prices in Cleveland and many East Side suburbs [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 17:47:04

O.C. houses selling at early 2003 prices

For 22 days ending Dec. 29 Slice Price Vs. ‘07 Sales Vs. ‘07 Houses $427,000 -30.6% 1,536 +40.3% Condos $275,000 -31.7% 688 +65 ... for sale Glass elevator highlights $34.5 million house Emerald Bay ’seaside villa’ to have 12,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:06:05

Home Insurance Companies’ Computerized Models Yield High Rates

Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, brought havoc on Florida homes and on insurance companies, with over $15.5 in reported damages ... of the new models, the price of insurance for houses located near the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern ... . The real estate market along the coast is full of houses for sale, and has a dearth of buyers. “A lot [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 04:01:07

Housing Market continues to increase prices

I don’t understand this hue and cry which real estate companies have been making ... continue to be high. And despite the government notice to sell property on basis of carpet area ... with foreign money and domestic money drying up. Liquidity may be much better now, but people [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:57:32

Fed calls West’s housing markets feeble

The Fed’s San Francisco unit had its harshest words to date to say about the West’s real estate ... remained feeble during the survey period, and demand for commercial real estate fell further. Despite ... in the commercial office market remained exceptionally weak, with demand for new and existing space [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:20:07

Britain’s Eleco (ELCO) Offers Recession-Proof Profit Stream

Building suppliers aren't exactly popular right now. Today, US housing market data revealed existing home prices fell by a record 9.5% in August ... by subsidiary Bell & Webster, which has just opened a new facility at Haveringham. Work for the public sector should provide some defence against the slowdown of house building that affects 14 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:59:22

Incorporating your Foreclosure Investments and DIY Real Estate Forms

You can save a lot of money by selling your home yourself (for sale by owner) or buying a home without the aid of a real estate agent. Here in NJ, real estate agent commissions are usually negotiated to around 4-6%. If you're selling a house priced at $450,000 that's $22,500 which is not an insignificant amount of money, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:24:09

Obama: 'What we need is a floor in the housing market'

It didn't receive much notice, but Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (pictured) ... a decent house: "The markets are still not affordable. I hope more correction is on the way ... some foreclosures but would not stop the historic decline in housing prices. I eagerly anticipate [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 04:36:32

Memphis Home

by S. Kim When you are buying a home this can be a very stressful period in your lives ... . This means that you pay part of the interest at the time the sale closes and so you end up with a much ... market prices for houses similar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:22:00

Fed sees West’s housing lifted by ‘rock-bottom’ prices

The Fed’s San Francisco unit had few uplifting words to say about the West’s real estate markets in the ... in Utah and Idaho. Widespread availability of foreclosed homes at bargain basement prices spurred sales ... that the strongest construction activity by far was for public [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 20:30:16

Choose A Best Home Loan Product.

Choose A Best Home Loan Product. By Guy Baldwin | January 18, ... financial plans because of the present economical situation. This is not a good thing, nor is it necessary. Low interest rates are amazing at the moment, so is the fact that house prices have stopped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:29:46

Sacramento Real Estate Market: First or Last to Rebound?

From InvestmentNews.com:As economists and housing experts desperately look for signs of a bottom in the crumbling housing market, ... Thornberg said Southern California home prices likely will continue falling until mid-to-late 2009 ... some investors are starting to make plans based on which major markets are predicted to rebound [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 22:15:05

Swimming Naked

Nirvana_nevermind "As house prices fall, a huge amount of financial folly is being exposed ... , sometimes beyond repair, and has largely confirmed to your average punter their darkest suspicions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:53:42

Rural Housing Avoids Pitfalls of Escalating and Declining Value Seen Elsewhere This Generation

...From Bill Bishop in his 8 January '09 column at New West.net and Daily Yonder.com:The DivideReport: When the House Bubble Burst, Rural Prices Kept SteadyThe country is going into contortions to deal with the collapse of the housing market. The collapse took place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:13:00

Kengo Kuma Houses for Muji

Kengo Kuma has designed two prefabricated houses for Muji  They are small, simple, beautiful, can come in many variations, ... when you are seated.  In addition, the house has several internal windows that allow you to peek through ... .  Just like the rest of Muji’s stuff!  Both house prices start around $200,000 USD, so it’s definitely the Muji [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:02:24

Lawsuit Targets Banks With Novel Tactic

Some Cleveland neighborhoods have a message for banks that abandon their foreclosed houses or unload them at fire sale prices to speculators: ... . The suit seeks to force the banks to either fix up their foreclosed houses before selling them ... from selling 36 foreclosed houses for at least two weeks. A ruling on whether to make that decision [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:11:08

Apartment Rental Tips and Considerations

With tough economic times and house prices plunging across the country, rental (apartment) living has become the norm for a number of people ... . Apartment Inspection Now that you have chosen a place, the key thing is to ensure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:08:00

Don't Panic: This anxious missive just hit the...

This anxious missive just hit the Curbed inbox: "i just listed a house for rent on craigslist (LA) ... -- payment ID Description, 2 Bath - Silver Lake - Brand New MODERN House, Price: 0.00, Total To Be Charged ... Buckmaster, who wrote in an email that there are "no such plans" to charge non-agents to list ads [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 00:01:02

2009 Housing Market Prediction

Worst Housing Prediction for 2008 “Existing-Home Sales to Trend Up in 2008″ — Headline of a National Association of Realtors press release, Dec ... can be induced to pay above-average prices for houses and take on more debt when layoffs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:50:03

Asking for it…

It never hurts to ask! This from the NZ Herald: The recession combined with the looming end of the latest season means you’d be a fool to pay full price for fashion - especially with many fashion houses putting up signs screaming sale, sale, sale! The Herald on Sunday went undercover to see what bargains could be bagged at frock shops along [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:04:55

New president needs to run up a frightening debt

Could Obama be remembered as the man who presided over the greatest hyperinflation the world has ever see? ... by the hi-octane combination of other people’s money and rapidly rising house prices. In the end [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:44:36

Pertinent Tidbits on Burning Mortgages and Hiring Service People

On Burning Your Mortgage As you may know I co-own an insurance agency with my son ... us he will do such and such a job on or around the house for a bargain basement price. Since we live on a piece [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 20:53:13

Dip In Asking Prices Of England, Wales Homes

Source : The Business Times, January 20, 2009(LONDON) Asking prices for houses in England and Wales fell 7 ... had boosted new buyer enquiries.But the figures also show that new sale listings were less than half [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:30:00

Peter Schiff Says US House Prices Have Further to Fall

Last week, analysts got all excited about a possible "bottom" in the US housing ... for houses or commit to burdensome mortgage payments. Lenders were caught up by the same delusion [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 11:51:59

New Home Sales Up; New Home Sales Down: A Real Estate Economy In Flux Makes Trends Hard To Define

35.3 percent. By any measure, a staggering number. It is by how much new home sales have dropped from July 2007 ... California for people with excellent credit who are seeking and getting houses at relatively cheap prices [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 12:25:58

Sales Will Remain An Anchor, Not A Lifeboat

The Miami Herald reports from Florida. “The median price of an existing single-family house fell in Miami-Dade and Broward counties by roughly 20 ... and foreclosures in Miami’s real estate market, many high rise buildings now have mold growing inside [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 15:07:09

Another Orange County Housewife House Goes on the Block

SELLER: Simon and Tamra BarneyLOCATION: Pointe Circle, Ladera Ranch, CAPRICE: $1,599,000SIZE: 4,300 (approx.), 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: Tuscan Beauty! This very desirable plan 3 sits on a pie shaped lot ... have put their Ladera Ranch tract house on the market with an asking price of $1,599,000. Do y'all [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 17:38:00

"De-Listing" Dilapidated Homes

$30,000 Houses: Smarter to Raze than RestoreWhen the share price of a company traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") falls below $1, it faces the prospect of being dropped from trading ("delisted").Presumably, the rationale is that such companies are in extremis, and, for the health of the broader market as well as more viable concerns, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:27:00

Chapter 1: Executive Summary - Mortgage Origination and Securitization in the Financial Crisis

From the book "Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System" ... and foreclosures were the downturn in house prices, coupled with a dramatic decline in the quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:44:12

Chapter 1: Executive Summary - Mortgage Origination and Securitization in the Financial Crisis

From the book "Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System" ... and foreclosures were the downturn in house prices, coupled with a dramatic decline in the quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:50:20

Chapter 1: Executive Summary - Mortgage Origination and Securitization in the Financial Crisis

From the book "Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System" ... and foreclosures were the downturn in house prices, coupled with a dramatic decline in the quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:52:14

Another Quasi-Nationalization, House Debuts Obama Stimulus, Russian Resource War Approaches, Prices Fall and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Congress unleashes remainder of TARP… another $350 billion into the void Treasury wastes no time… Bank of America quasi-nationalized Dan Denning on the real issue plaguing American financials Obama’s fiscal tenure off to terrific start… $825 billion stimulus bill, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

Top 6 Places To Retire On The Water Without Breaking The Bank.

I just came across this recent article over at Money ... about it in the comments! Dunedin, FL - 20 miles west of Tampa, 3 bedroom houses go for around $200,000 ... through my retirement! Beaufort, SC - Prices in old Beaufort start at $500,000, but nice houses in newer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 16:16:58

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