Its an age of economic worries.
A time when one of economists’ biggest worries is unemployment. Most never saw the collapse of the First Bubble coming. Or the rise of the Second Bubble behind it that made its predecessor seem almost quaint. Or the Great Recession that seeded fears the thought of the next bubble.
U.S. [...]
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The Age of Economic Worries
December 28th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
more...Hoops for Heart scores over $900 at CDCI East
December 7th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Cobourg District Collegiate Institute (CDCI) East scored a winning basket with the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Hoops for Heart, on Nov. 25.
CDCI East and the foundation teamed up to hold the second annual Hoops for Heart basketball tournament, which featured seven teams of students and one of teachers, that tried to swish their way to [...]
Buying and selling real estate in this market takes experience, deep pockets
November 30th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
In a booming real estate market, making money investing in homes is easy. Buy a house, slap on a new coat of paint or replace the carpeting and ride the appreciation train to a quick, profitable resale a few months later.
When prices decline — as they have in the Puget Sound area over the past [...]
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14 fast fixes to help your home sell
November 12th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Before you call the real estate agent, make sure your house is the best in its class! Here are 10 cheap and easy fixes that deliver big returns.
Trim the lawn and green the grass ($20 to $200)
Pay a neighbor’s kid to cut the grass ($20), and if you use a nitrogen-rich fertilizer on your lawn [...]
Tags: buyers, Craiglist, fast fixes, home sell, real estate agent
Follow the Money Hard money. Soft money. Lobbying money
November 2nd, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Looking down on Washington , the common view is that beneath the surface of benevolent democracy seethes a crass commercialism. A little campaign cash from your neighborhood interest group, and presto! you’ve got instant corruption. Such is business as usual inside the Beltway. Isn’t it?
Not necessarily. What would happen if clout in the capital could [...]
Tags: brokers, hard money, insurance industry, lobbying money, Mark Mellman, National Rifle Association, soft money
Nine U.S. Banks Seized access Largest One-Day contents
October 31st, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
U.S. authorities seized nine failed banks on Friday, the most in a single day since the financial crisis began and the latest stark sign that substantial parts of the nation’s banking industry are being crippled by bad loans.
The move brought the total number of failed banks in 2009 to 115 — their highest annual level [...]
Tags: borrowers, Colonial BancGroup, commercial real estate loans, Fannie Mae, FBOP Corp, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, foreclosed, Freddie Mac, investments, lenders, loans, mortgage, U.S. Bancorp
Oil Settles Below $78 on Gain in Gasoline Stocks
October 29th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Oil fell more than 2 percent Wednesday on worries about demand in the world’s largest fuel consumer after data showed a surprise build in U.S. gasoline inventories and weak U.S. new home sales.
U.S. crude oil inventories rose less than expected last week as imports increased, but gasoline stockpiles logged an unexpected gain of 1.7 million [...]
Tags: economic recovery, home sales, oil
Remodelers aid Homeowners subordinate Heating Costs dissemble Weatherization Programs
October 14th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Winter is just around the procure further importance attention of response innervation Month, the internal passel of the Remodeling aspiration (NARI) recommends forging energy efficient upgrades being a accession to make active being the season, and uncounted remodelers are goodie weatherization programs to help them reduce reaction costs. certificate of excellence Remodeling is peerless akin [...]
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