Tag: "economy"

Unconstitutionality of a Power of Sale

Unconstitutionality of a Power of Sale

THIS IS FROM REUBEN NIEVES. IT IS A GOOD PIECE OF WORK AND HE WANTS COMMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. HE HAS A FINELY MADE POINT HERE AND IT IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. I have always said that the power of sale raises constitutional questions — namely, that no  person should be deprived of life, liberty or property without [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Fixing the Principal Deficit Problem

Fixing the Principal Deficit Problem

I’m not sure I deserve credit for this entry from Richard Widmark, but it has a great deal of merit. It should be expanded and I’ll publish it. His is a bare outline with not much to show the reasoning behind it. Yet I see glimmers of a solution if anyone would listen. The presenting [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Mandelman on the News Dissector Radio Show

Mandelman on the News Dissector Radio Show

My goodness, I’ve been doing quite a few radio programs on the foreclosure crisis and loan modifications and the economy lately, have you noticed? I really like doing the radio show thing, it’s a lot easier than writing long, in-depth articles… LOL… just kidding… sort of. Anyway, this is a link to me on Danny Schechter the News Dissector’s show, which is out of New York.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, Mandelman Take 2!

The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, Mandelman Take 2!

I talked about… can you guess… right! The foreclosure crisis and loan modifications… and the economy… and some recent court decisions… a regular fountain of knowledge, I was. I haven’t listened to it, but I figured some of you… especially my ADD crowd… would enjoy a break from my long articles, so I’m posting it hot off the presses, in a radio sort of way.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Elizabeth Warren on the Foreclosure Crisis

Elizabeth Warren on the Foreclosure Crisis

Elizabeth Warren: “It’s about respect. I believe that the American people ought to be part of the conversation about what’s happening in our economy, and what’s happening in Washington D.C. and what’s happening on Wall Street. I truly believe that if the insiders get together and rewrite all the rules, those will be rules that will benefit the insiders and the rest of America will just be left out of it.”

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Once in a Great While You See Something That Means Something

Once in a Great While You See Something That Means Something

It doesn’t happen every day… far from it, perhaps… but, once in a great while you see something that really means something… something that you are unlikely to ever forget.  This video is one of those types of things. Watch it.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Home construction up, building permits fall

Home construction up, building permits fall

Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April, but new building permits fell sharply, signaling that the building industry’s rebound could be short-lived.




ConstructionBusinessConstruction and MaintenanceBusiness and EconomyConsulting

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Selling frenzy as homebuyer credit nears end

Selling frenzy as homebuyer credit nears end

Real estate agents hope the burst in activity, along with the lifting of general economic gloom, will propel the housing market for the rest of the year.Real estate agents are working seven days a week and homebuyers are scrambling to get their offers in as they rush to take advantage of tax credits that expire at midnight Friday.




Tax creditReal estateBusiness and EconomyUnited StatesBusiness

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

New-home sales see biggest jump in 47 years

New-home sales see biggest jump in 47 years

A recently sold new home in Omaha, Neb. Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, as better weather and government incentives boosted sales.Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, bouncing off the previous month’s record low and blowing past expectations as government incentives and better weather boosted sales.




GovernmentBusinessConstruction and MaintenanceBusiness and EconomyUnited States

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Housing starts hit highest level since Nov. 2008

Housing starts hit highest level since Nov. 2008

A construction worker carries a ladder to a home under construction April 5 in Sacramento, Calif. Housing construction posted a better-than-expected performance in March, rising to the highest level in 16 months.




Housing startsReal EstateBusinessResidentialBusiness and Economy

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Blizzards bury home building in February

Blizzards bury home building in February

Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South.




ConstructionEnglandBusinessConstruction and MaintenanceBusiness and Economy

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Q&A: Any bright spots in the economy?

Q&A: Any bright spots in the economy?

Answer Desk’s John Schoen fielded readers’ questions in a live chat on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Here are some of his answers about the housing crisis and the economic recovery.




Real estateHousingBusinessResidentialProperty

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Home building, industry output on the rise

Home building, industry output on the rise

The latest evidence that manufacturers are helping lead the U.S. economic recovery emerged in a report that industrial production posted its seventh straight increase in January.




Industrial productionUnited StatesBusinessConstruction and MaintenanceBusiness and Economy

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Report: 1 in 5 U.S. homeowners underwater

Report: 1 in 5 U.S. homeowners underwater

One of every five U.S. homeowners owed more on their mortgage than their home was worth in the fourth quarter, real estate Web site Zillow.com said on Wednesday.




Real estateZillow.comUnited StatesBusinessBusiness and Economy

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More

Sales of new homes sink 7.6 percent

Sales of new homes sink 7.6 percent

New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry’s weakest year on record.




BusinessBusiness and EconomyConstruction and MaintenanceUnited StatesResidential Housing

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace

Read More