Eminent Domain Debate for Mortgages Revived by Fed P...
Tuesday Jun 11 | via Bloomberg
The former Williamsburgh Bank Tower, Brooklyn's tallest building, part of the controversial Atlantic Yards development project, is seen through the fence of a cleared-out lot waiting for construction in New York in this 2008 file photo. Comment?
Bank of Smithtown, respondent, v. 219 LLC
Tuesday Jun 4 | via FindLaw
Rosenberg Calica & Birney, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. , for appellants.Jeffrey B. Hulse, Sound Beach, N.Y., for respondent. Comment?
Bank of Smithtown v. Pine Tree Developments LLC
Apr 23, 2013 | via FindLaw
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendants Pine Tree Developments, LLC, Sarachel Developments, Ltd., and Patrick A. Curtis appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an amended order and judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County , entered May 8, 2012, as granted those branches of the plaintiff's motion which were to confirm ... (more) Comment?
Nassau County Comptroller's Report
Apr 10, 2013 | via Farmingdale Observer
Home prices fluctuate annually throughout Nassau County due to market conditions. Comment?
Apr 6, 2013 | via The Journal News
While cooperative housing is not unique to metropolitan New York City, there are more such apartments in the region than in all other parts of the country combined. Comment?
TREASURIES-U.S. bond prices steady before Fed policy...
14 hrs ago | via Reuters
The Fed's policy statement, to be released after the close of the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, could affirm remarks by Chairman Ben Bernanke last month that the U.S. central bank may decide to trim the amount of bond purchases in the next few meetings if the economic recovery maintains momentum. Comment?
Theater Review: 'Somewhere Fun'
Yesterday | via The Epoch Times
Rosemary sees her old friend Evelyn at the hospital, suffering from terminal cancer. Comment?
New York AG Signals Crackdown On Bank Foreclosure Pr...
Monday | via JD Supra
On June 4, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against a major financial institution for allegedly violating state law by failing to timely file in foreclosure cases "requests for judicial intervention" , which would trigger court-supervised settlement conferences. Comment?
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Monday | via Reuters
** Brookfield Asset Management Inc said it will sell its Longview Timber holdings in the U.S. Pacific Northwest to Weyerhaeuser Co for $2.65 billion, including assumption of debt, and will sell a nearby paper and packaging business to KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp for $1.025 billion. Comment?
Staff wrote a new blog post: Former Bank of America ...
Saturday Jun 15 | via The Gazette
Six former Bank of America Corp employees have alleged that the bank deliberately denied eligible home owners loan modifications and lied to them about the status of their mortgage payments and documents. Comment?
Goodbye Bernanke, Thanks For Inflating The Biggest B...
3 min ago | via Seeking Alpha
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on the way out the door, but the consequences of the bond bubble that he has helped to create will stay with us for a very, very long time. Comment?
From statement to forecasts to news conference, here...
3 min ago | via Lifestyles
Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. Comment?
20 hrs ago | via The American Spectator
After the housing bubble burst a few years ago, sending real estate prices to the floor in many places, some influential academics and urban planners celebrated the supposed demise of something they had always hated: the suburbs. Comment?
How to: The Dutch energy market
7 min ago | via IamExpat
Expats buying or renting a house in the Netherlands will probably have to arrange an energy supplier. Comment?
North Las Vegas set to decide on controversial mortg...
8 min ago | via The Las Vegas Sun
A the front door of a vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas April 2, 2013. A neighbor said it has been vacant for about six months. Comment?