Local Headlines
-
Apr 24, 2009 | via Leader-Telegram
Home sales in the region got a lift in March, according to data compiled by the Realtors Association of Northwestern Wisconsin. Comment?
-
$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers
Mar 30, 2009 | via WEAU-TV Eau Claire
If you're on the fence about buying a home, Realtors hope a stimulus offer from Uncle Sam will help you make the move. Comment?
-
Misperceptions about real estate market abound
Mar 27, 2009 | via Leader-Telegram
After some thought I felt it was appropriate to comment on Leader-Telegram correspondent Brad Bryan's Feb. Comment?
-
Home sales figures sag in region
Mar 25, 2009 | via Leader-Telegram
Although home sales across the U.S. were up in February, they declined 18 percent in the Midwest, and the Chippewa Valley was unable to escape that decline. Comment?
-
State Court System Responds To Mortgage Foreclosure ...
Jan 22, 2009 | via Http
Reflecting a national trend, the number of mortgage foreclosure filings in Wisconsin jumped 21.4 percent, from 2007 to 2008, figures compiled by the Director of State Courts Office show. Comment?
Regional Headlines
-
business: Business Beat: More manufacturing jobs lea...
8 hrs ago | via The Capital Times
Back when high-rise condos were all the rage and banks were loaning money to anything with a pulse, the announcement that a Stoughton manufacturing firm was laying off dozens of workers would have generated big news here. Comment?
-
Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc. Announces Fourth Quar...
Friday Jun 26 | via GlobeNewswire
Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc. today announced a net loss of $43.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, and net loss of $228.3 million for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2009, a loss of $10.83 per share. Comment?
-
Regulators order Anchor BanCorp to improve performance
Thursday Jun 25 | via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jun. 26, 2009 4:58 p.m. The Madison parent company of AnchorBank, stung by large losses in its most recent fiscal quarter and year, said Friday that it is under orders by regulators to improve its performance and is cutting expenses by at least 6%. Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc . Comment?
-
Some indications of economic recovery welcomed in May
Tuesday Jun 16 | via Green Bay Press-Gazette
Houses continue to hold their value in Brown County compared with other areas of the state. Comment?
-
Debt threatens Fillmor's future
Jun 9, 2009 | via WisInfo
Downtown Wausau nightclub The Fillmor now owes money to the state, the city, beverage distributors and the contractors who helped build it. Comment?
National Headlines
-
Beware of scams and sales pitches
8 min ago | via Globe and Mail
Pan fried sardines with smoked tomato puree, fried onions, lemon, parsley and breadcrumbs is served at Weezie's restaurant on King Street East in Toronto. Comment?
-
State e-mails detail SC gov's Argentina plans
8 min ago | via WAGT
Newly released e-mails show that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford pushed for a packed schedule but wanted to keep an evening free on a taxpayer-funded trip to Argentina last year. Comment?
-
50 min ago | via Inman Real Estate News
Flickr photo by Matt and Bess . Long-term interest rates plunged this week as any hopes for a V-shape recovery gave way to L-shape reality. Comment?
-
Law - 'For now, progress is constrained by the limit...
1 hr ago | via Indiana Law Blog
Law - "For now, progress is constrained by the limited capacities of mortgage servicing companies" You will find that quote in this June 29th ILB entry headed "Paper Avalanche Buries Plan to Stem Foreclosures." Today Paul Kiel of ProPublica has an article headed "Obama Admin to Mortgage Servicers: Do More ." A quote: The administration has been ... Comment?
-
All Business: More toxic loans could haunt banks
11 min ago | via Boston.com
Japan's economy was paralyzed for a decade as banks failed to deal with their troubled loans. Comment?

82°F


