Realtors search far and wide for investments
Jan 31, 2013 | via Fredericksburg.com
Three Fredericksburg-area commercial Realtors found themselves in southeast Idaho last fall due in large part to an investment climate in which highly rated bonds yield 2 percent and money market accounts pay next to nothing. Comment?
Jan 17, 2013 | via Ridenbaugh Press
Calling the recent "fiscal cliff" negotiations in Washington a lost opportunity, Bank of Idaho President and Chief Executive Officer Park Price says if Congress and the White House can successfully resolve the looming debt ceiling and sequestration budget controversies, he expects robust economic growth in Idaho and the United States during 2013. Comment?
New regulations could help more people purchase homes
Jan 15, 2013 | via KIDK CBS 3
Some southeast Idaho community leaders have plans to get people out of apartments and into their own homes, and say some new laws should help people avoid foreclosure. Comment?
April tax revenue well above forecasters' expectatio...
Sunday May 12 | via The Spokesman-Review
Because Idaho budgets based on forecasts and estimates of how much tax revenue will come in, there's always some anticipation about how revenues fare in April, the biggest revenue month of the year. Comment?
Idahoans displaced by foreclosure may be eligible to...
Thursday May 9 | via OregonLive.com
Idahoans displaced by having their homes go through foreclosure will soon be able to recover a portion of the money lost in the process. Comment?
Idahoans displaced by foreclosure have 'til June 30 ...
Thursday May 9 | via The Spokesman-Review
Time is running out for Idahoans displaced by foreclosure to apply for assistance, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho Executive Director Christina Zamora said today. Comment?
Pension fund overseer guilty of wire fraud - Tue, 16...
Apr 16, 2013 | via The Spokesman-Review
An Idaho man once entrusted to oversee retirement accounts has been convicted of wire fraud for raiding those funds and using the money to enrich himself and help finance his scheme to acquire the failed Tamarack Resort. Comment?
Boise Idaho Homes for Sale Will Be More Sought After...
Apr 12, 2013 | via AmericanBankingNews.com
Boise Idaho Homes for Sale Will Be More Sought After in 2013 by California, According to Build Idaho's Recent Study In 2006, the real estate bubble burst and overnight buyers disappeared. Comment?
Bernanke warns ending stimulus efforts early could c...
11 min ago | via The Globe and Mail
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to opening remarks before testifying at the Joint Economic Committee in Washington May 22, 2013. Comment?
US home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years
11 min ago | via The Miami Herald
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. Comment?
U.S. existing home sales highest in almost 3-1/2 years
11 min ago | via The Globe and Mail
A sold sign is posted in front of a home in Clarence, N.Y., in this file photo. A sold sign is posted in front of a home in Clarence, N.Y., in this file photo. Comment?
On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks
11 min ago | via The Miami Herald
Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000. Former IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano was guaranteed an administrative assistant and furnished office for life as a retirement gift - plus a $1 million office renovation. Comment?
11 min ago | via Metro Times
The rabble-rousers from Detroit Eviction Defense were looking forward to showing federal officials firsthand the devastation caused by home foreclosures in the city. Comment?