Washoe property valuation drop helps homeowners, str...
6 hrs ago | via Mason Valley News
Assessed property values in Washoe County for 2010-11 could tumble by $2 billion as a result of record levels of foreclosures and declining home prices. Comment?
New year brings opportunities, challenges for retail...
Monday | via Tahoe Daily Tribune
Normally upbeat about prospects for small businesses in northern Nevada, Rod Jorgensen sounds a cautionary note these days as he counsels independent retailers. Comment?
Report: Lack of affordable housing crippling Incline...
Friday Dec 25 | via Tahoe Daily Tribune
Other important statistics released in the study include: Sixty percent of homes in Incline Village are second homes, according to the Incline Village Board of Realtors. Comment?
Silver Club Casino in Nevada sold for at auction
Thursday Dec 24 | via Kentucky.com
The Silver Club Casino in Sparks sold for $2.5 million at a foreclosure auction on the steps of the Washoe County Courthouse. Comment?
Noteholder buys Silver Club at Wednesday auction
Thursday Dec 24 | via Reno Gazette-Journal
The shuttered Silver Club Hotel Casino in downtown Sparks was sold for $2.5 million to its mortgage holder Wednesday at a foreclosure auction on the steps of the Washoe County Courthouse in Reno. Comment?
Replacing Reid would be a bad move for Nevada
Sunday Dec 27 | via Las Vegs Sun
Many Nevadans have very short memories, and they have quickly forgotten how we got into this present state of affairs . Comment?
United Way makes plea for donations
Thursday Dec 24 | via Reno Gazette-Journal
The United Way of Northern Nevada is making an end-of-the-year desperate appeal to Northern Nevadans for donations after its annual campaign came up millions of dollars short because of layoffs and home foreclosures. Comment?
Silver Club casino sells for $2.5 million at auction
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Mason Valley News
The shuttered Silver Club Casino in downtown Sparks was sold for $2.5 million to its mortgage holder Wednesday at a foreclosure auction on the steps of the Washoe County Court House in Reno. Comment?
Is the state's foreclosure mediation program working?
Thursday Dec 17 | via KVBC-TV Las Vegas
This past summer the state of Nevada started a foreclosure mediation program to help struggling Nevadans stay in their homes. Comment?
Sunday Dec 13 | via Times Leader
Now that the Great Recession appears over, the economy looks to be entering a Rocky Recovery, in which much of the nation will continue to struggle well into 2010. Comment?
4 min ago | via Forbes Autos
Banks should pay a fee for the guarantees they receive during meltdowns. At the November G20 meeting in Scotland, Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, raised four important ideas to curb the risk-taking of financial institutions. Comment?
Consumer confidence up, house prices stall
5 min ago | via Messenger
U.S. consumer confidence rose to a three-month high in December, while prices in the hard-hit housing sector stalled in October, breaking a five-month string of gains. Comment?
Mixed signals in I.E. and national housing markets
6 min ago | via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
A national barometer of home prices seems to reflect what's happening in the Inland Empire: mixed signals. Comment?
Policies at WaMu's Long Beach Mortgage invited fraud
18 min ago | via The Seattle Times
Diane Kosch had one of the most thankless jobs in the subprime-lending craze. Sitting elbow to elbow with colleagues at a conference table in a Northern California office building, Kosch reviewed a huge stack of loans each day at Washington Mutual's Long Beach Mortgage for problems, including evidence of fraud. Comment?
2000-2009: Economy of decade in review | Analysis
18 min ago | via The Seattle Times
The stock-market crash that began the decade taught ordinary people that investing in stocks was risky. Comment?