Agent: Residents 'Stripping' Homes
Tuesday Dec 22 | via KPHO-TV Phoenix
A Valley real estate agent said most homes she's trying to sell have been 'stripped' by foreclosed homeowners. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 16 | via Sonoran News
PHOENIX On Dec. 8, a grand jury indicted Maricopa County Supervisors Donald T. Stapley Jr. Comment?
Maricopa supes indicted in ongoing feud
Thursday Dec 10 | via Arizona Daily Star
PHOENIX a ' A grand jury has indicted two Maricopa County supervisors on criminal charges in separate cases, a move that intensifies a nasty dispute between county officials and the county's two top law enforcement officials. Comment?
Dollar goes further here than in Phoenix
Thursday Dec 10 | via Arizona Daily Star
Forbes.com says the Tucson area provides more "bang for the buck" than the Phoenix area's Valley of the Sun for anyone looking to settle in Arizona. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Sonoran News
Criminal charges filed against presiding superior court judge named earlier in RICO lawsuit PHOENIX On Dec. Comment?
Sunday Dec 20 | via Arizona Daily Star
Oro Valley Country Club has hired Paula Doris as food and beverage manager. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Doris has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, including private clubs. Comment?
Housing appraisers pushing for reform
Saturday Dec 12 | via AZCentral.com
Home appraisers are expected - and trusted - to provide honest and accurate reports on a property's value for the buyer, seller and lender. Comment?
Arizona economy: 1 step forward, 1 step back
Saturday Dec 12 | via Azcentral.com
The state economy in the past month remained in its usual ambivalent mood, not sure if it wanted to get better or worse. Comment?
Thursday Dec 10 | via KTAR
If it seems like there are a large amount of foreclosed homes in the Valley your eyes are not deceiving you. Comment?
Arizona debt delinquencies apt to rise
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Azcentral.com
A slowly improving U.S. economy should ease credit-card and mortgage delinquencies in 2010, but the improvement won't show up in Arizona.That's the prediction from credit bureau TransUnion, which singles out Arizona as the only state likely to have rising delinquencies on credit cards and home loans.The national mortgage picture is slowly improving ... Comment?
Housing market is ripe for fixer-uppers
3 min ago | via Philly.com
If you look at the trends among home buyers in the Philadelphia market today, the Dolans appear to be a bit out of step: Daniel Dolan, a chemical engineer, and wife Shaliz, an ob-gyn physician at Temple University Hospital, have just remodeled the kitchen in the Center City townhouse they bought in July. Comment?
Couple in DHS win SuperLotto jackpot
3 hrs ago | via Desert Sun
A semi-retired security guard and a social worker from Desert Hot Springs claimed a $7 million lottery jackpot on Monday. Comment?
Fla. Supreme Court orders mediation in foreclosure c...
12 min ago | via St. Augustine Record
The justices adopted recommendations Monday from a court-appointed task force that all cases involving primary homes should be mediated and that judges expedite cases dealing with vacant and abandoned properties. Comment?
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: The human touch could sa...
13 min ago | via Atwater Signal
There are some modestly hopeful signs that the mortgage crisis is easing. The number of foreclosures declined again in November, a four-month trend. Comment?
Can't sell your house? Consider renovating
14 min ago | via Tampa Bay Online
Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. Comment?