Tucson beats Valley in Forbes.com comparison
Monday Dec 7 | via East Valley Tribune
It may not achieve the same psychic level of bragging rights as the Arizona Wildcats slipping past the Arizona State Sun Devils in their annual football matchup. Comment?
In downturn, raw land for homes now dead weight
Oct 25, 2009 | via The Arizona Daily Star
The slowdown in building permits says it all about new-home construction. Permits 6,887 7,493 8,511 9,560 11,762 8,578 5,044 3,108 1,800 - 2000* * Projected numbers for the year. Comment?
It is cheaper to buy than rent for some in AZ
Sep 15, 2009 | via Azcentral.com
The drop in Arizona's home prices and apartment rents during the past year isn't enough to help many of the state's workers afford decent housing. Comment?
Pedestrian airlifted after Chandler accident
Sep 15, 2009 | via AZCentral.com
Eloy - $170,000 MLS 4132504 2 bed / 2 bath 1,801 - 2,000 / 2006 Ron Jolly, Pacific Arizona Realty Surprise - $274,000 MLS 4108040 3 bed / 2 bath 1,801 - 2,000 / 2001 Sharon Mason, Associate Broker,CRS,GRI,CNE,E-PRO, RE/MAX Integrity Realtors Litchfield Park - $169,690 MLS 3003104 2 bed / 2 bath 1,201 - 1,400 / 2005 Doug Frank, The Frank Development ... Comment?
Foreclosures up in Pima, could stabilize soon
Sep 10, 2009 | via The Arizona Daily Star
Pima County is bucking the state's foreclosure trend a ' and that's not necessarily a good thing. Comment?
13 hrs ago | 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 | 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?
Economic forecasters say Arizona still has not weath...
Thursday Dec 3 | via The Bugle
Arizona will continue to lose jobs well into next year and may not get back to 2007 levels of employment until 2013 or beyond, Lee McPheters predicted Wednesday. Comment?
Economists: Arizona recovery years out
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Commercial Real Estate
Arizona's housing, commercial real estate and job markets are in dire straits with projections for recovery years in the offing, economists say. Comment?
Home prices continue slide in Arizona
Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Bugle
Home prices across the nation are beginning to recover. But not in Arizona. New figures from the Federal Housing Finance Administration find that the price of the average home sold in the United States actually rose more than 2 percent between the second and third quarters of this year. Comment?
Car Loans: Eligibility and requirements
4 min ago | via FOX 4 Florida
Getting a car loan seems like a difficult task if you are on the list of people with a bad credit history. Comment?
China sees rise in output, retail sales, prices
4 min ago | via The Star Online
SHANGHAI: China's economic recovery gained momentum in November as industrial output, retail sales and investment all showed solid growth and consumer prices saw their first increase in 10 months. Comment?
Local housing numbers jump in November
4 min ago | via Fort McMurray Today
Wood Buffalo's housing starts are on the rise and should continue to do so, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Comment?
House eases restrictions on derivatives trades
4 min ago | via Forbes Autos
A bipartisan coalition in the House voted late Thursday to make it easier for corporations to engage in complex derivatives trades without government restrictions, eroding the reach of proposed regulations to govern Wall Street. Comment?
Few homeowners get through mortgage loan modificatio...
7 min ago | via USA Today
Only about 4% of homeowners whose home loans were reworked through a government-led program have successfully completed a trial period required to get permanent modifications - a slow pace of progress that has some now calling for change. Comment?