Silence on Price of Park Land at 9th & Hill
Thursday Mar 18 | via The Los Angeles Garment & Citizen
City officials are attempting to spend $6.6 million to develop a small park at 9th and Hill streets, but they won't disclose how much of the money they plan to use to buy the 0.7-acre parcel and how much would go for adding a performance stage, a play area, and 'fitness stations' on the site. Comment?
In a Possible Signal of Economic Recovery, Southern ...
Wednesday Mar 17 | via Hispanic Business
The median price of a home in Southern California jumped 10 percent in February from a year earlier and sales edged up slightly for the 20th consecutive month, a market tracker said Tuesday. Comment?
SoCal median home price up 10 percent in February
Tuesday Mar 16 | via San Bernardino County Sun
The median home price in Southern California increased 10 percent last month from February 2009, the third consecutive month the figure has shown a year-to-year increase, a tracking firm reported Tuesday. Comment?
LA County home sales up 9.7% in February
Tuesday Mar 16 | via Daily Breeze
Home sales in Los Angeles County rose by 9.7 percent in February, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices increased by 5.4 percent, a real estate information service reported today. Comment?
The WilliesWHAT'S with All These Ufo Videos?
Thursday Mar 11 | via American Reporter
Readers who see three YouTube videos on our front page this past week must be curious. Comment?
$135M Loan Portfolio Goes to Market
1 hr ago | via GlobeSt.com
Locally based mortgage broker and capital markets adviser Verona Capital Markets has landed the assignment to market a portfolio of residential land loans with a face value of $135 million on behalf of a national bank. Comment?
Checks and balances: Santa Catalina, Gonzales studen...
Yesterday | via Monterey County Herald
Gonzales and Santa Catalina high school students learned Saturday there are times in life that they're going to have to pay the piper. Comment?
O.C. market enjoys southern comforts
Friday Mar 19 | via The Orange County Register
Orange County's hottest housing is south and inland - a region's that is now the most active local housing market. Comment?
Our View: Don't tax homeowners'canceled debt
Saturday | via Atwater Signal
California should follow the lead of federal government and forgive the levy. Gov. Arnold Schwarze-negger and legislative Democrats are in another one of their political spats, and this one could cost Californians caught up in the mortgage modification mess a huge tax bill if it doesn't get resolved quickly. Comment?
Ellie Nielsen writes of 'Buying a Piece of Paris' in...
Friday Mar 19 | via Cleveland.com
Peter Mayle started it, Frances Mayes continued it, and countless others imitate it: buying-a-house-in-a-foreign-country memoir. Comment?
Real Estate Association to vote on amendments Monday
6 min ago | via CBC News
The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to vote Monday on modifications to the way Canadians buy and sell homes. Comment?
E-Trade Financial names former Citigroup exec Freibe...
8 min ago | via CW11 New York WPIX-TV
Trade Financial Corp. said Monday that it has tapped former Citigroup Inc. executive Steven Freiberg as its new CEO, starting next month. Comment?
Roseman: Bigger returns mean higher risk
Yesterday | via The Toronto Star
She was getting 0.001 per cent on a variable-rate money market GIC at TD Canada Trust. Comment?
Governments should be careful about stimulus exit: S...
10 min ago | via People's Daily Online
Governments should be very careful about what to do with their stimulus, or else the economy may go down again, Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz warned at the China Development Forum. Comment?
A Hot Job for Hard Times: The Life-Insurance Agent
19 min ago | via WTLC-AM Indianapolis
One of the most old-fashioned occupations in finance is back in favor: the life-insurance agent. Comment?