Prices are right, is it time to buy?

Recent data out from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that its home affordability index (HAI) ... was calculated annually, and in 1973 the HAI averaged 147.8. (It’s highest annual average was 154.8 in 1972 ... years back. Those with weak credit reports or low down payments are finding fewer and more costly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:28:31

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Mexico: High percentage of personnel in law enforcement fail background checks

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERSVisit our website: http://www.nafbpo ... that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider.  (Mexico used to have their equivalent of our annual State ... .orgForeign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 13:46:02

CDS report: EU nation default risk touches record high

The cost of insuring debt issued by the Irish government leapt higher this morning as Europe's beleaguered credit derivatives traders swallowed hard ... premiums for protecting the debt of Spain, Germany, Austria and Ireland against default also all jumped to record highs according to credit default swap data provider CMA.... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:19:32

Headlines of Interest

Here is a one week snapshot of some recent headlines from local and national media: ... Slump- Credit Options Shrink for Small BusinessTough Budget Forces Hard Choices at UW01/08/2009 ... 01/8/2009 P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES Retailers report dismal December sales 01/8/2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:26:00

It Is The Bank of AMERICA After All

Just nationalize the lot of them and end this. Bank of America, the largest U.S. bank, is seeking billions of dollars of government aid after it realized that credit losses ... to report its quarterly results on January 20. "Bank of America appears to be in meltdown," said Anton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:38:00

Home Sales and Prices Drop in October

From Bloomberg: U.S. Economy: Home Sales Fall, Record Drop in Prices Home resales in the U.S ... by the credit squeeze and record mortgage foreclosures. That may raise pressure on President-elect Barack ... forecast, a National Association of Realtors report showed in Washington. The median price fell 11.3 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 21:53:39

U.S. News & World Report Calls the 2012 Election For the GOP

....with a prediction of four dark years of economic troubles bringing down the Mighty Obama, ... estate bubble, a construction bust, a banking crisis, and a credit crunch. Sound familiar? The nation's ... . According to Gallup, 88 percent of Americans thought the economy was "fair" or "poor" in October 1992 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:04:00

The Publishing Industry Needs to Embrace Technology

During Book Expo America, ebooks were the hot topic. A report from the New York Times signaled that there is some within the industry who are fearful ... booksellers the right to return unsold books for credit. National Book Company in Dunnsmore, PA, a major [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 09:00:20

Saturday news briefing 12.6.08

UC Merced medical school faces long odds – Victims of the credit crunch and fiscal crisis, ... of Medicine, too, will face its own form of foreclosure as the state budget crisis worsens fast ... -- A report due in January from three nationally known medical consultants will help determine [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:20:39

Evidence with Presidential Stature

In an interview on National Public Radio, David Brooks, reporting on a private dinner he had just had with President-Elect Obama, ... Scholarship (I hereby proclaim) takes full credit for all of Obama's forthcoming achievements (and none [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:14:00

November Reporting Roundup

Let’s take some time to check out the local press’ reaction to the undeniably slow NWMLS housing market statistics for October ... like the $7500 tax credit plan the National Association of Realtors® proposes for every buyer [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:57:16

Dow Zooms to Record Gain Yesterday on Reports The Government Will Reveal Banking Bailout Plan Details Early Today

U.S. stocks yesterday (Monday) staged their biggest rally since the Great Depression – with the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring an all-time ... from the major financial nations to cooperate in getting the credit markets functioning again [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:52:53

Obama talks stimulus. He hopes you are listening

The spate of retailers reporting devastating December sales this morning provided a nice backdrop for President-elect Obama's speech in Virginia ... that lower interest rates aren't getting the job done because credit markets are screwy and that tax ... , the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Brookings Institution. He argued that fiscal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:11:11

Re-default nation

The big question looming over the push to rewrite the home loans of people struggling to make payments is whether or not such mortgage ... % of all first mortgages in the U.S. Dugan called the results, part of his agency's new Mortgage Metrics report ... consumers replaced lower mortgage payments with increased credit card debt?  Is it because the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:35:26

Sustainable Sites Initiative Releases Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008

http://www.sustainablesites.org/report/SSI_Guidelines_Draft_2008 ... on a new report that offered what they claim is the most comprehensive set of voluntary, national ... , it provides more than 50 prerequisites and credit options that cover everything from initial site [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 01:23:12

The Economic News Isn’t As Bad As the Media Wants You to Think It Is

Liz Peek Financial Columnist Today’s New York Times front page made me laugh. While the second-biggest jump in U.S ... Consumers Feel the Next Crisis: It’s Credit Cards.” Are they so worried that even one tiny day of respite ... has boosted the nation’s appetite for change, and that each new dismal report sinks McCain’s prospects [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 17:30:08

A real loser in real estate

Real estate companies in the Lower Hudson Valley followed the national trend in recording sharp stock price declines last year and struggling to navigate a slowing economy, rising vacancies and a credit crisis. The All REIT Index, which ... to a report released yesterday. Last year’s slide came after a decline of 17.8 percent in 2007. Such losing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:11:42

A real loser in real estate

Real estate companies in the Lower Hudson Valley followed the national trend in recording sharp stock price declines last year and struggling to navigate a slowing economy, rising vacancies and a credit crisis. The All REIT Index, which ... to a report released yesterday. Last year’s slide came after a decline of 17.8 percent in 2007. Such losing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:17:30

Gas prices sink below $2

By David Goldman and Aaron Smith CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ... 9, 2005, the average price of gasoline fell below $2 a gallon, according to a report from motorist group ... . The survey bases its information on credit card swipes from up to 100,000 service stations across the nation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:37:30

Post Pre-Budget Report Comment - It's All Over

Having slept on it, watched, and listened to the coverage of the Pre-Budget Report I think a conclusion I drew yesterday when the National Insurance ... on VAT exempt purchases for a family of four. What's more, the tax credit changes for those people, if they even choose to take them out represent little more than pennies in a month. This mini [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 08:45:48

NCSBN's Nursys.com Implements Paperless Verification of Nurse Licenses

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) ... is completely online, is said to be more efficient, easier and quicker because the verification report ... days upon verification of payment which is processed through credit card.Nursys LicensureVerification [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:32:00

PMI Expects ‘09 Sales to Break Even with ‘08

While national homes sales are expected to rise 10% year-over-year basis during the Q409, the sharp drop in sales experienced earlier in 2009 will keep yearly sales on par with ‘08 levels, according to projections from residential mortgage insurance and credit enhancement product provider The PMI Group (PMI: 4.37 -1.58%). The report projects the continued oversupply [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 20:24:14

Annual Measles Deaths Drop by 74%

We had a very exciting conference call at national headquarters recently in which we shared this Measles Initiative news with members of the media ... Epidemiological Record and CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “This achievement is a tribute ... Crescent family who deserve much of the credit for this success. They give their time to [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:43:48

JPMorgan temporarily stops foreclsures

Are they being nice or just plain practical?JPMorgan Chase the nation's largest bank and one of its biggest mortgage lenders, ... . The global credit crisis, which began with subprime mortgages, increasingly appears to be affecting a wider range of consumer loans and, according to a report published by First American CoreLogic Friday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 09:41:00

The 'Roid Report for the week of October 12

by Gary Gaffney, MD, Steroid Nation As baseball slides inexorably toward the October World Series, ... from Mexico. Interesting to note that Tillman was not given credit (or blame) in Canseco's book 'Juiced [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 14:15:01

NACUBO: The FTC's Red Flag Rule Identity Theft Prevention Rule May Affect Colleges

The National Association of College and University Business Officers notes that the FTC's Red Flag rule likely applies to colleges ... of consumer reports must develop reasonable policies and procedures when they receive notification from a credit agency that there is an address discrepancy. Second, that financial institutions [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 17:00:00

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs by Tula Connell, Jan 14, 2009 Photo credit: catinatree The U.S. retail sector has been the most immune to the nation’s year-long jobs free fall, but that has changed in recent months and likely will get much worse. Today’s Commerce Department report on retail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:06:36

Special Year-End Report: The Top 10 Reasons The Real Estate Market In ‘09 Will Be Better Than ‘08

Starbucks Creative Commons License photo credit: somethingmarissa 10. After years of promoting “It’s a great time to buy,” the National Association of Realtor (NAR) predicts that ‘09 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:42:00

Coming This Week…

by Matthew Schwarzfeld - Credit: ProPublica Tuesday, July 15 New Yorker writer Jane Mayer releases her new book “The Dark Side, ... his semiannual report to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The testimony couldn’t come ... The Netroots Nation Conference (held in Austin, Texas) begins, running through Sunday. 9:30 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 18:06:00

Tuesday morning -- and we're in a recession

As Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Kasler noted in his lead paragraph this morning: "No kidding" to the news yesterday from the National Bureau of Economic Research that the country's ... that Henry Paulson and company don't know why credit markets have frozen. Is it because the banks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:54:33

Budgetary Corrections

With Illinois' budget stretched and the outlook for the national economy looking bleaker by the day, ... a dirty urine sample – and aren’t the result of new crimes being committed. To his credit, Gov ... , the Illinois prison system is a giant mess. According to the Pew Center on the States' February report [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 19:52:36

National letstalk survey reveals consumer spending still strong on cell phones and plans

Recent economic hardships may have consumers scrambling even more to stay out of debt, but Americans won’t let the wireless payment slip ... , credit card payment, or rent/mortgage payment. When asked the primary motivation for prioritizing ... . Surprisingly, over 75 percent of respondents report never being late on their wireless bill [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 05:52:38

Recession Started In December 2007

I reported on this in January and now we have official confirmation ... , stagnant wages and hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. But the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic ... now for America’s economy? Personally, with the news of a possible $2 trillion pull back on credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 01:05:15

Don't Blame the Internet

Credit: Technology ReviewLast year, after the social-networking site MySpace found that its members included some 29,000 registered sex offenders, the nation's top state prosecutors demanded a technological fix, asking that the industry "explore ... to any significant degree," says the report, written by the Internet Safety Technical Task Force [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:44:00

CREDIT CRUNCH NEWS - Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s - FOXNews

Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’sFOXNews - 2 minutes agoConducted in collaboration with the National Public Health ... policy or health care — can be addressed ...in Work Pensions News Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Releases Major Report on ...SYS-CON Media, NJ - 3 minutes agoCanadians spend considerable monies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:26:00

Plane Crash Hudson River ! (With Photos + Videos)

Photo Credit: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480078,00.htmlA US airways jet crashed in the Hudson River. See the photos above ... , and the man is waiting to speak with the National Transportation Safety Board before talking to anyone else ... to FOXNews.com. She declined to give additional details or confirm a TMZ report that he was a former [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:42:00

Is Obama Lazy? Proof?

Rick Moran, American Thinker, 3/7/09 All we’re getting is whispers from the press, of course, A raised eyebrow here, a sad shake of the head there. But the picture that is emerging of Barack Obama, the executive, is not very flattering if you look between the lines. Jennifer Rubin: Well, it’s becoming obvious he’s not really much of a manager, decider, legislation-craftsman, or supervisor. His vetting process is in shambles and key Treasury slots are still vacant. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:12:35

Gov’t and Economic Interests as Bedfellows

Recently there have been a number of observers from all corners of the political spectrum increasingly worried about the growing collusion between Washington, DC and the powerful economic interests in our country. The discourse on this issue reminds me of the “governmental support” German economist Wilhelm Röpke spoke of in A Humane Economy : “The market and power do not go well together, and anyone who wished to use his strong position vis-à-vis some buyer or seller to establish a dominating [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:44:41

Is the 6-month Stock Market Rally About to End?.

by Bob Chapman Global Research October 1, 2009 The G-20 Pittsburg Summit ended last Friday. Their official statements made for some novel and interesting reading. We were informed that the group could by working together could manage a transition to a more balanced pattern of global growth. Tending to domestic demand as private savings increase. It is obvious to us this cannot work. We are seeing increased savings and decreased consumption. The IMF as well agrees with these policies. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:54:55

Washington - Distracted Drivers Are a Safety Hazard on King County Highways

During Wednesday morning’s commute an off duty trooper observed an erratically driven BMW passenger car in the northbound lanes of SR-167 in Auburn.The off duty trooper reported the vehicle as he was certain the driver was impaired as he was watching him for over 3 miles drift in and out of his lane, driving on the shoulder, and at times taking up 2 lanes of travel. It turned out that the driver hadn’t had a drop of alcohol, but instead was reading the daily newspaper while driving to his destination. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 19:19:06

Toyota Massive Recall

Press Release Service – Wired PR News – Toyota Motor Corp. has announced plans for the largest recall it has ever had in the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the company is recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the country due to issues with floor mats, which may potentially cause accelerators to stick and drivers to crash.Toyota spokesman Irv Miller is quoted in the report as stating of the potential hazard, “A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:46:25

U.S. To Break Up Soon?

Chuck Baldwin September 29, 2009 According to Macedonian Radio and Television On-line (MRT), a Russian professor predicts the United States will fall apart in July 2010. MRT reports, “‘Mr. Obama is similar to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was also making great promises for the Soviet Union, but the situation was only getting worse,’ he said. By next summer, according to Professor Panarin, the US will disintegrate into six blocs–and everyone will get their piece. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:33:40

The US needs the world to help them clean up the internet

Okay so this isn’t the way the BBC worded it when they published their article this morning, but I can’t help thinking they should have done. The US Department of Homeland Security has said… "all computer users, not just industry and government, have a responsibility to practice good ‘cyber hygiene’" Which, if they’re aiming that comment at at anybody outside of the US is nothing short of complete hypocrisy.  This map below will demonstrate why I’m saying this. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 11:36:04

LeAnn Rimes gets a ranch with a big backyard for Eddie’s babies

This report from the Enquirer seems like it could totally be false, but many of you seem to enjoy analyzing the situation between Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes, so I thought I’d bring you this latest little slice. By the way, I’m totally there with all of you – this B-List scandal has it all for me – scandal, “homewrecking”, stalking, delusions, media battles, photo-ops, tragedy, bitchy quotes and hilarity. It’s a self-sustaining soap opera and I love every minute of it. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:16

PERSS ENCOUNTER WITH PM HIGHLIGHTS, DIRE NEED FOR NEW VISION FOR ETHIOPIA - By Genet Mersha

In the wake of his ‘involuntary anointment’ as chief executive of the state and the ruling party, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has once again shifted to a high gear with a new five-year term securely under his belt. Although his decision was not unexpected, the 360 degrees shift of from the spring, winter, summer and beyond of his oft-expressed decision to quit his job as prime minister has not gone unnoticed. Owing to that, the prime minister has encumbered himself with expectations. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:04

Designation of Web Hosting

There have been multiform commercial operation enterprises in a market, a little using as a tiny section ordered by singular chairman as good as a little pick vast corporations station as multi-national corporations. But still what is usual in between them, is their web participation upon condition which outline about their functions to a commercial operation i.e. what is their work? their location?, their past background?, what creates them superb etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 00:22:45

Creating Denser Cities Won’t Reduce C02 Emissions Enough

M.I.T. Technology Review wrote that creating denser cities doesn’t reduce C02 emissions enough to make a major difference by 2050, when some of worst effects of climate change are expected to take effect. A  recent report from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) found that policies designed to make cities more compact will “do little to reduce gas consumption by 2050.” Fighting urban sprawl, and the time spent commuting via cars, has been viewed as critical to reducing C02 emissions. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:46:55

Is Obama Fulfilling ACORN’s Agenda?

Here is a copy of ACORN’s so-called People’s Platform , via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which we first posted back on October 16, 2008 . As is noted below, this platform was updated in 1990 in Chicago, which was just two years before Mr. Obama began to work for the organization via Project Vote and as a trainer for their "power" seminars. Note how many of ACORN’s demands are being accomplished by Mr. Obama since he has assumed office. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 04:00:00

Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of October 1, 2009

Conference call: Tim Pawlenty and the Freedom First PAC - hotair.com 10/01/2009 We had an opportunity to talk with Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to discuss the launch of his Freedom First PAC.  Pawlenty says that he’s worried that freedom is being corroded by a “tyranny of a creeping bureaucracy.”  Pawlenty wants to re-elevate the principles of freedom and liberty, including an effort to educate people on their value and to impact current policy.  Pawlenty plans a particular effort to [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 12:59:05

Senate Climate Battle Is On

Progressive Breakfast: Senate Climate Battle Is OnProgressive Breakfast10/1/09 7:11 AM Isaiah J. Poole Health Care for All An Economy for All 501c(3) Progressive BreakfastThe legislative battle to lower greenhouse gas emissions is finally getting into full gear in the Senate with Wednesday’s introduction of a comprehensive climate change bill.McClatchy News Service reports:The landmark legislation — called the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act — would force the U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-02 00:03:18

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