Wednesday Dec 2 | via Examiner.com
We have perfected corporate welfare to a fare thee well with the handouts given to the likes of Goldman Sachs. Comment?
Chinese drywall reports being compiled by Louisiana ...
Thursday Dec 3 | via NOLA.com
Chinese drywall is believed to emit sulfur gases that corrode metal and make people sick. Comment?
Pressure for mortgage relief...Tiger's crash...Clima...
Saturday Nov 28 | via WWUP-TV Cadillac
The Obama administration plans to increase pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes. Comment?
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Shreveport Times
Shreveporters can earn free trees and get discounts at local retailers and restaurants for saving money on their electric bills, a release from the city says. Comment?
Federal judge clears foreclosure
Tuesday Nov 24 | via News Chief
An Ohio bank is permitted to pursue its $165 million foreclosure action against developer Tommy Spinosa and his Perkins Rowe multiuse property in Baton Rouge federal court, U.S. District Judge James J. Brady ruled. Comment?
Sunday Nov 29 | via Town of Vivian, Louisiana
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Nov 10, 2009 | via Daily Report
Several members of the Historic Preservation Commission attempted at their meeting today to have one last crack at what has become the most controversial issue they've tackled - the future of several dilapidated rental properties in historic Spanish Town that developer Richard Preis wants to tear down to make way for an apartment complex. 1 comment
Some of the benefits of the expanded first-time home...
Nov 8, 2009 | via NOLA.com
Congress may have extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit program last week, but concern is mounting among local real estate professionals and members of the Congressional delegation that many of the benefits may bypass Louisiana. Comment?
When Banks Fail, So Do Those Promised CD Rates
Nov 3, 2009 | via The Huffington Post
Norma Jean Scott, a 63-year-old Alabama retiree, thought she was being prudent three years ago when she stashed her $100,000 retirement nest egg in a pair of certificates of deposit. Comment?
Road Home properties, buyers get fresh chance
Oct 21, 2009 | via NOLA.com
A central flaw in the Road Home program was that it calculated grants based on home values, meaning it paid tens of thousands of homeowners in economically depressed neighborhoods far less than they needed to meet the higher costs of rebuilding. Comment?
Fed to strike upbeat note on economy
5 min ago | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Focused on keeping the recovery going and driving down double-digit unemployment, the Federal Reserve is poised to leave interest rates at a record low. Comment?
Court Tavern faces a scare, but keeps rocking
8 min ago | via The Jersey Journal
For nearly 50 years the Court Tavern has been a New Brunswick fixture. Since the early 1980s it also has been a vital part of the state's rock scene, hosting up-and-coming bands such as the Smithereens, which later returned the favor by donating one of its platinum albums to the small club. Comment?
12 min ago | via The Globe and Mail
On the road to ABCP reform Bruce Boyd of Victoria asks a question at a hearing held in Vancouver last year for investors ensnared by the ABCPO fiasco. Comment?
Abu Dhabi fund files claim against Citi to end $7.5 ...
13 min ago | via The Winnipeg Free Press
Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has filed a claim against the bank seeking to either terminate a deal to buy US$7.5 billion worth of its stock or receive damages of more than $4 billion. Comment?
14 min ago | via Telegraph.co.uk
The property market was unexpectedly resilient in 2009, probably because of low turnover and rock-bottom interest rates. Comment?