Commercial real estate market still troubled
Oct 13, 2009 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
Housing prices have stabilized and sales are rising, but the commercial real estate market is still deteriorating locally and nationally, experts said yesterday at Virginia Commonwealth University's 19th annual Real Estate Trends Conference. Comment?
Wants More Due Process Before Inspectors Could Enter
Oct 13, 2009 | via WRVA-AM Richmond
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking Chesterfield County to tweak its proposed rental home inspection plan. Comment?
Commercial real estate market in Richmond is ailing
Sep 4, 2009 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
The commercial real estate market in the Richmond area is ailing and likely to get worse, much like the rest of the country. Comment?
Is Angelo Mozilo a villain or just vilified?
Sep 1, 2009 | via Realty Trac
When David Gautreaux volunteered to assist at a charity golf tournament in Thousand Oaks two years ago, he was eager to meet the event's host, Angelo R. Mozilo, then chief executive of mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp. Comment?
Town gets $1.2M to buy foreclosed houses
Sep 1, 2009 | via CulpeperNews.com, Culpeper, VA
The town of Culpeper has received $1.2 million in stimulus funds to buy foreclosed homes in some of its newer housing developments through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Comment?
On the Move: People in business
Saturday Dec 5 | via Hampton Roads Daily Press
The Virginia Peninsula Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has announced its 2010 board of directors: President: Michael Brown, Booz Allen Hamilton President-elect: Kate Hoving, City of Williamsburg Secretary: Brittany Mangold, Howell Creative Group Treasurer: Jessica Wharton, Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Assembly ... Comment?
Stop Thinking About It. It's Time to Sell Your House...
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Virginia Real Estate News
The title of this blog post pretty much says it all. I'll repeat it here: If you've been thinking about selling your house in Northern Virginia , follow these four important steps: Stop what you are doing right now. Comment?
Northern Virginia's Most Expensive Home Sales for No...
Wednesday Dec 2 | via Virginia Real Estate News
Are you wondering about Northern Virginia real estate and pondering what has sold recently? Here's some information about the most expensive home sales in Northern Virginia for November 2009. Comment?
Saturday Nov 28 | via Register-herald.com
Nearly every West Virginian is still feeling the effects of last year's financial meltdown. Comment?
Va Beach church sells bonds to fund construction
Tuesday Dec 1 | via Hampton Roads Daily Press
Bayside Church of Christ found a way to finance a $990,000 addition and get a little something for its members--an investment that pays better rates than most certificats of deposit, 10-year Treasury bonds and traditional savings accounts. Comment?
Morgans Hotel Group says it is prepared to surrender...
4 min ago | via Hampton Roads Daily Press
Morgans Hotel Group Co. said Tuesday it has failed to reach a deal with lenders on restructuring terms of its loan on a Scottsdale, Ariz., hotel and is prepared to surrender the Mondrian property to the lenders. Comment?
New Zealand's Bollard May Signal Key Interest Rate o...
5 min ago | via Bloomberg.com - Asia
New Zealand central bank Governor Alan Bollard may signal that he is in no rush to raise interest rates as the economy gradually recovers from recession. Comment?
D.R. Horton CEO got $6.4M fiscal 2009 pay package
5 min ago | via KVIA
Homebuilder D.R. Horton gave CEO Donald Tomnitz compensation valued at about $6.4 million in fiscal 2009, a 6 percent increase from the prior fiscal year. Comment?
Bank of Canada Keeps Lending Rate at 0.25%, Says Dol...
6 min ago | via Bloomberg.com
The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate at a record low and repeated a pledge to leave it unchanged through June, saying a strong currency could hobble economic growth. Comment?
Australian Consumer Confidence Falls 3.8% on Third I...
6 min ago | via Bloomberg.com - Asia
Australian consumer confidence fell in December after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens increased borrowing costs for an unprecedented third straight month. Comment?