3 arrested for Newport Beach home invasion
10 hrs ago | via The Modesto Bee
Three men were under arrest and two other suspects were at large Wednesday after a violent robbery at an Orange County mansion owned by the founder of a collapsed subprime mortgage lender. Comment?
Biz wrap: Work's meaning, real estate roundup
10 hrs ago | via Orange Co. Register
We know information flies fast these days! As a service for the many of you who simply can't keep up, here's snippet summaries of business blog posts created by Orange County Register reporters and editors on Dec. Comment?
Fund Protection, Mortgage Fixes, Trading Schools
Yesterday | via SmartMoney.com
A: Brokerage firms, not mutual fund companies, are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. Comment?
Wyndham Orange County Sells For US$21m
Thursday Dec 3 | via Hotels
Rosanna Inc. purchased the 238-room Wyndham Orange County at a foreclosure sale November 24 for US$21 million. Comment?
OC Biz Wrap: Vegas gets glitzy; family navigates tou...
Tuesday Dec 1 | via Orange Co. Register
A construction worker since he was 18-years-old, Hoppe is now 44 and he is the Man of the House. Comment?
Foreclosure Filings in U.S. to Hit Record for Second...
1 hr ago | via Bloomberg Business News
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. will reach a record for the second consecutive year with 3.9 million notices sent to homeowners in default, RealtyTrac Inc. Comment?
Home sales studies present mixed messages
6 hrs ago | via Desert Sun
Desert home sales improved by 3.5 percent in October compared to a year before, a new report from the California Association of Realtors shows. Comment?
Population shifts could boost Calif., N.Y. in census
Yesterday | via The Daily Advertiser
WASHINGTON - A steady flow of new immigrants is providing a late-decade population boost to major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, whose states are seeking to stem declines before the 2010 census. Comment?
Yesterday | via L.A. Observed
Here's the new addition to the Los Angeles Times I alluded to in the previous post : an investigative reporter in Sacramento. Comment?
Real Homes of Genius: Pasadena Home Back to 1996 Pri...
Yesterday | via Dr. Housing Bubble Blog
Real Homes of Genius: Pasadena Home Back to 1996 Price Levels? The Pasadena Housing Market Food Chain - " 4 Homes from Low Price to High Price all in Distress. Comment?
Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems
4 min ago | via Lincoln Daily News
House debate over a vast rewrite of Wall Street regulations kicks off in a charged partisan atmosphere, with plenty of pressure from big bank and business lobbies determined to change it. Comment?
Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls repaid 2,700
7 min ago | via Pontefract and Castleford Today
CABINET couple Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls refunded A 2,700 of mortgage payments, new MPs' expenses released today highlight. Comment?
Hamish McRae: Sticking to fiscal rules
15 min ago | via The Independent
Oh dear. It is getting worse. Everything that this Government sought to avoid has happened, for it has managed to stumble into a full-blown financial crisis, the consequences of which will hang over us for a decade at least. Comment?
HSBC and Barclays banks at Canary Wharf
16 min ago | via Mirror.co.uk
Bankers could delay their Christmas bonuses to dodge the 50% tax, it emerged last night. Comment?
PM repays 500 claimed for summer house painting new
17 min ago | via The Independent
Gordon Brown has paid back 500 he claimed in expenses for the painting of a second home summer house after deciding it could be "questionable", he said today. Comment?