Utah's home-price decline among nation's worst
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Salt Lake Tribune
A sign for a newly-constructed home advertises a financing rate in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in October. Comment?
Utah man embraces simple life living in cave
Monday Nov 23 | via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
Daniel Suelo gets the same question, all the time. "Why?" The 48-year-old kneels in front of the desert cave he calls home, sips cedar tea from a chipped mug and explains, again, why he has intentionally lived the past nine years without using money. 35 comments
Utah's home foreclosures continue to increase
Thursday Nov 19 | via Salt Lake Tribune
More than 36,000 families in Utah are behind on their mortgages and another 13,000 are in the foreclosure process, but the state's share of problem loans remains well below the national average, a new report shows. Comment?
FBI warns of foreclosure scams in Utah
Thursday Nov 12 | via Sun Advocate - Carbon County, Utah
In tough financial times it seems plenty of companies are claiming they can save Utah homeowners from foreclosure. Comment?
Brief: FBI warns of mortgage-help fraud
Friday Nov 6 | via Park Record
FBI mortgage-fraud investigators and state investigators have noted a steady number of complaints about various companies in Utah that claim to offer home-loan modifications. Comment?
Detroit Needs Housing Rebound To Spur Pickup Sales
3 min ago | via Click2Houston.com
At Kevin Haner's construction company in Las Vegas, three of the four Dodge Ram pickup trucks are starting to get a little old. Comment?
4 min ago | via WXMI
"Hi. I'm Tom, and I'm a compulsive spender." So begins a recent gathering of Debtors Anonymous, a support group for those addicted to overspending. Comment?
6 min ago | via Chowk
Bollywood nests in Dubai fall off perch SAMYABRATA RAY GOSWAMI Mumbai, Nov. 28: Like celebrities around the world, Bollywood stars are caught up in Dubai's spiralling debt crisis which has wiped off much of the value of their dream homes in the city celebrated as a nirvana for the rich. Comment?
Home economizing: Census study points to ways area h...
8 min ago | via Toledo Blade
ON CHRISTMAS morning in some homes in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, a lump of coal will be a source of warmth, not a punishment for naughty children. Comment?
Bargain-hunters snap up US homes
23 min ago | via The New Zealand Herald
Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying apartments in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at a discount retailer: in bulk. Comment?