Thursday, August 30, 2012

Commercial Real Estate Market Holds Steady, Improves: Fed

The Federal Reserve Board said commercial real estate market conditions have held steady or improved in nearly all 12 of its districts in recent weeks.-----Commercial Real Estate Market Holds Steady, Improves: Fed:

Banks labeled 'slumlords' over foreclosure neglect - Aug. 29, 2012

U.S. Bank is the country's fifth-largest commercial bank, with 3,000 branches in 25 states. It's also "one of the largest slumlords in the City of Los Angeles," according to the L.A. city attorney's office.---------Banks labeled 'slumlords' over foreclosure neglect - Aug. 29, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Home prices signal recovery may be here - Aug. 28, 2012

A sharp boost in home prices during the spring could signal a recovery in the long-suffering U.S. housing market, according to an industry report issued Tuesday.
The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80% of the housing market in the United States, climbed 6.9% in the three months ended June 30 compared to the first three months of 2012

Home prices signal recovery may be here - Aug. 28, 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

More young homeowners underwater on their mortgage

If you're a young homeowner, you're likely to be underwater on your mortgage...More young homeowners underwater on their mortgage:

Money Saving Meal Plans


Feeding a family is never cheap. Creating a meal plan for your family can help you reduce the amount of money which you need to budget for food without skimping on your family's nutritional needs. Saving money on your family's meals can be done with...Money Saving Meal Plans:

Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Dangerous Side Of Apple's iCloud

iCloud (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Apple's iCloud service brings a whole raft of services -- email, calendar, contacts, 'Find My iPhone" and cloud storage -- and stores them behind a single username and password. This is very convenient, but if that username and password falls into the wrong hands, you can find [...]The Dangerous Side Of Apple's iCloud:

Friday, August 3, 2012

Buying beats renting in most U.S. cities

For people who are willing to stay put for a few years, buying a home has become a much better deal than renting in almost every major housing market in the nation...Buying beats renting in most U.S. cities:

DataQuick: June sales in Miami at highest level in five years


Though Miami's June home sales were unseasonably down for the month. But the higher end of the market is experiencing a pick up in sales, pushing the median price to a two-year high.