Flathead Business Year in Review
Tuesday Dec 29 | via Flathead Beacon
By all accounts, this was a rough year for Northwest Montana's economy. We struggled through soaring unemployment as the region's major industries ached, the real estate market continued to sing the blues and longtime businesses faltered. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 23 | via The Missoula Independent Online
Nearly every big Montana news story this year was seen through the lens of the nation's biggest story - the economic recession. Comment?
Some Montanans Want Extension of $8,000 Home Buyer T...
Oct 21, 2009 | via KFBB
Many Montanans have benefited from a federal incentive that gives first-time home buyers an $8,000 tax credit. Comment?
Lawmakers listen more to lobbyists than homeowners
Oct 2, 2009 | via The Clark Fork Chronicle
Mike Jopek 2002 to 2008 were great times in the real estate market. Construction was up; homes sold and were worth record highs. Comment?
Exorbitant Property Appraisals Have Homeowners Reeli...
Sep 29, 2009 | via NewWest
Flathead Lake, land of soaring property values and a soured market. Photo by Lido Vizzutti of the Flathead Beacon. Comment?
Low borrowing costs contribute to a sharp rise in de...
6 min ago | via Investment Executive
The Canadian Press A new Royal LePage survey predicts Canada's residential real estate market will remain unusually strong through the first half of 2010. Comment?
Hansen: Demolition of house from '20s upsets upscale...
7 hrs ago | via Des Moines Register
Tear-down fever never hit Des Moines the way it did in many of the nation's bigger cities, but that could be changing. Comment?
Area's economic forecast not all gloom
7 hrs ago | via Lansing State Journal
Mid-Michigan's economy is showing signs of better health and its citizens should pause to acknowledge that. Comment?
7 hrs ago | via Journal News
WASHINGTON: Some Federal Reserve policymakers last month were conflicted over whether to expand or cut back a program intended to drive down mortgage rates and bolster the housing market, according to a document released Wednesday. Comment?
7 hrs ago | via Daily Record
Industry veteran and Morris County resident RONALD BARRETT has joined Mortgage Access Corp in Morris Plains as vice president and area manager. Comment?