3 min ago | via New Times SLO
Don't go with the clich flowers, the been-there-done-that sunsets, the feisty kittens dangling from tree branches with "Hang in There" printed underneath! McCarthy's Irish Pub wants you to put a little edge into your monthly image. Comment?
Top 10 stories of 2009: Housing collapse hits San Lu...
Sunday Dec 27 | via SanLuisObispo.com
The three men once considered among San Luis Obispo County's most prolific builders remain mired in debt, and appear unlikely to repay their creditors or return to their former prominence in 2010. Comment?
A variety of families in need: Food Bank Coalition o...
Saturday Dec 26 | via SanLuisObispo.com
Carl Hansen is on the front lines of hunger on the Central Coast. As the executive director of the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, he knows that a population roughly the size of San Luis Obispo - about 40,000 county residents - is hungry today. Comment?
Biz Buzz: Home prices continue their fall
Saturday Dec 19 | via Sun-Bulletin
The median price of homes in San Luis Obispo County continued its decline in October while sales rose from a year ago, according to the latest figures from real estate tracker DataQuick Information Systems in La Jolla. Comment?
County lender files for bankruptcy
Friday Dec 11 | via SanLuisObispo.com
After four decades in the real estate business in San Luis Obispo County, lender, developer, building contractor and foreclosure firm owner Don Vaughn has filed for bankruptcy protection. Comment?
Jon Coupal: No end to bad news in 2010
1 hr ago | via Saddleback Valley News
Californians are tired of hearing about government's problems. With many facing their own struggles including record high unemployment, foreclosures and taxes the last thing they want is more bad news from government. Comment?
Oregon office tower dumped by CalPERS finds a buyer
2 hrs ago | via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
In another setback for CalPERS' real estate portfolio, a $108 million Oregon office tower lost by the California pension fund has been sold. Comment?
New Calif. laws protect borrowers, consumers
8 hrs ago | via KCBA
Hammered by a housing downturn that contributed to the state's budget crisis, California is boosting protections for home buyers and punishing brokers who mislead borrowers and steer them into costly loans. Comment?
Munroe: California, national economies on the mend
10 hrs ago | via Ledger Dispatch
After experiencing the gut-wrenching economic downturn that started December 2007, the good news is that California's economy, like the national economy, is finally on the mend. Comment?
New Calif. laws go into effect New Year's Day
11 hrs ago | via ABC7.com
California will begin the new year with a number of new laws cracking down on mortgage lenders, paparazzi, and DUI offenders. Comment?
Online drive urges bank customers to go local
5 min ago | via The Day
"Let's turn big banks into smaller banks." With that rallying cry, online news maven Arianna Huffington and four dinner-party guests this week launched an online appeal to consumers to move their money from the bailout-hungry and credit-hoarding banks on Wall Street to the more agile, loan-friendly banks on Main Street. Comment?
Stamp duty holiday has small impact
7 min ago | via IcTamworth
The Government's stamp duty holiday failed to help as many buyers as it predicted because of the low level of property sales during the past year, a mortgage trade body has said. Comment?
House prices rise by 5.9% in 2009
7 min ago | via BBC
UK house prices rose by 5.9% in 2009, making some recovery from the massive falls seen last year, the Nationwide building society has said. Comment?
Stock Futures Signal Rise on Last Day of 2009
7 min ago | via ABC News
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday for the last trading session of the year, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 3.48 a.m. ET. Comment?
GMAC's latest bailout infusion doesn't affect projec...
Yesterday | via Whittier Daily News
GMAC Financial Services, which owns about 27 percent of the Rosedale masterplanned community in Azusa, got a $3.8 billion cash infusion from the government on Wednesday. Comment?