Saturday Dec 26 | via Peace Arch News
January - South Surrey couple Jas and Jagdeep Binning were held in an American jail facing six criminal charges, including conspiracy to smuggle, Transport and harbour illegal aliens, after they were arrested Dec. Comment?
Whatcom County's real estate market still considered...
Monday Dec 28 | via Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County's real estate market is still considered to be overvalued, but not nearly as much as a few years ago, according to a new national study. Comment?
Despite recession, bright spots emerged in the Whatc...
Sunday Dec 27 | via Bellingham Herald
For many in the Whatcom County business community, 2009 was gut-check time. Owners and employees of many businesses have spent the past year in survival mode, dealing with layoffs, furloughs and paycuts in order to keep the business open. Comment?
Habitat for Humanity hopes to get family into Blaine...
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Bellingham Herald
Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County has one goal before 2010: to get the Minjarez family into their new home. Comment?
Whatcom County home prices are expected to keep drop...
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County home values are expected to decline in the coming year, even as prices start to flatten out across the rest of the country, according to a new national report. Comment?
Taxpayer tab for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to r...
Wednesday Dec 30 | via Q13.com KCPQ TV
These file photos from July 2008 show the Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va., and the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek
European stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased. Comment?
European Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise Before Economic...
Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek
European stocks rose, sending the the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased. Comment?
House bill gives Wall Street, banks a makeover
Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
Thursday Dec 10 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
Save money where it really counts
1 min ago | via Camrose Canadian
It is important for everyone to understand the differences between a Supermarket and a Specialty Store. Comment?
2 min ago | via Daily Business Review
About a month after giving unsold units at Miami Beach's luxurious Canyon Ranch to the lender through a deed in lieu of foreclosure, an affiliate of WSG was hit with a $27.4 million foreclosure suit against the site of a proposed luxury condominium project in West Palm Beach. Comment?
Triple whammy boosts hope of economic recovery
3 min ago | via Daily Record
GOOD news on home loans, manufacturing and the Bank of England's economic package fuelled hopes of a recovery yesterday. Comment?
Lenders must scale 24bn 'wall of worry' this September
4 min ago | via Kildare Nationalist
Ireland 's lenders face a massive task refinancing over 24bn of bonds that fall due at the end of the initial guarantee scheme in September -- putting them in direct competition with the State as it seeks to plug a 20bn deficit in the Budget. Comment?
Plunging home prices pull Manhattan buyers back in
Oct 2, 2009 | via Reuters
Home prices in Manhattan fell in the double digits in the fourth quarter, but the markdown pushed buyers into the market, according to several reports released on Tuesday by New York City's biggest brokerages. Comment?