By David Wilkening If you have read enviously of rich movie stars having a villa in Rome, a chalet in Switzerland or a resort home in Palm Springs, you can do something similar — essentially have several homes. And you don’t necessarily have to live in a mansion in one of the world’s garden spots,… Continue reading Home Exchange Companies Are Growning
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Banks are Nuts
By Tony Evans Im talking banks here, folks. I hate to pick on the Golden State of California, but when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger thinks about sucker-punching the lottery to try and save the state from the same fate that befell the city of Vallejo in Northern Cal think bankruptcy. I kinda shook my head. But… Continue reading Banks are Nuts
Banking Trickery Exposed
By Tony Evans Years ago in a movie about the oil industry titled “The Formula” I recall a classic line. George C. Scott and Marlon Brando starred in the movie. Brandos character ran an oil trading business. As Scott was leaving Brando’s office, he turned and said, “You’re not in the oil business. You’re in… Continue reading Banking Trickery Exposed
American Dream of Home Ownership Turning Sour
By David Wilkening With residential real estate showing record declines, is the long established American dream of owning a large single-family home a dying concept? Experts from coast to coast say there are signs the dream is at least threatened. The American dream of home ownership has turned sour for many. The evidence is everywhere… Continue reading American Dream of Home Ownership Turning Sour
Anemic Foreclosure Plan Fails Homeowners
By Mike Colpitts Editor The housing rescue bill signed into law by President Barack Obama lacks the scale and budget to deal with the growing foreclosure epidemic. The plan has been watered down by special interests, members of Congress and provides nothing more than an anemic effort to improve the housing market. At best the… Continue reading Anemic Foreclosure Plan Fails Homeowners
Robbed by the Bank in the U.S. Savings and Loan Scandal
By Leigh Neely It was 1986, the height of the U.S. Savings and Loan Fraud Scandal, and one of the worst years of my life. President Reagan was in office, and his trickle-down economy was getting worse every day. The trickle that had been coming to my house suddenly dried up, and my husband’s business… Continue reading Robbed by the Bank in the U.S. Savings and Loan Scandal
Discover the Best Real Estate Markets for Investing in 2017
After some considerable ups and downs (especially in the aftermath of the 2008 economic fall), the markets around the country are recovered and growing. This previous list of the best real estate markets (which we shared with you some time ago) highlighted the best housing markets through 2016. Readers could then get a better sense of what… Continue reading Discover the Best Real Estate Markets for Investing in 2017
Housing Market Predictions for the 2015 Rhode Island Housing Market
Roughly since 2012 onwards, the Rhode Island housing market has been on an upward trend, as home prices were on the up and up and the economy of the United States as a whole strengthened. The 2013 Rhode Island housing market, for instance, proved that the emergence of the new economy, typified by businesses such… Continue reading Housing Market Predictions for the 2015 Rhode Island Housing Market
The Top 25 Housing Market Predictions for 2015
Fortune, one of America’s leading financial magazines, recently held a panel discussion among experts within the housing market industry. The editors asked them what the market will look like over the coming year. Most experts provided vague and even confounding answers: “mysterious.” The main takeaway here is that the beginning of 2015 found most housing… Continue reading The Top 25 Housing Market Predictions for 2015
2014 Illinois Housing Market
By the end of 2012, the 2013 Illinois housing market appeared set to experience growth through the year ahead. Predictions appeared moderately optimistic at best. A market analyst interviewed by the Illinois Association of Realtors predicted a slow but steady pace of recovery last year. By and large, his predictions appear to have come to… Continue reading 2014 Illinois Housing Market