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A Green New Deal (The New Statesman)
If you thought a growing economy was bad, try living through a recession. Environmentalists routinely denounce the "mantra" of economic growth, pointing out - quite rationally and entirely correctly - that infinite growth on a finite planet does not make mathematical, let alone ecological, sense.
2008-08-03 08:48:47 -
Sponsored By: (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 08-DR-340 Division: B Chad Aaron Mayfield, Petitioner and Jose Israel Moran-Alcantar, Respondent.
2008-08-03 11:20:20 -
Weekend Reading: In a Mode (TheStreet.com)
Oil and financials are likely to drive the action, once again. The Fed will also weigh in this week.
2008-08-03 12:26:44 -
Here’s hoping the MPC looks on the bright side of life (The Herald)
With doom and gloom all around, but summer trying periodically to burst through, it must be time to look for some positive issues to discuss.
2008-08-03 12:51:32 -
How to get upper hand in negotiating closing costs - San Francisco Gate
Borrowers lucky enough to secure a mortgage in the current lending environment have a good amount of leverage when negotiating fees with brokers, who are increasingly starved for business. The problem is, many people have little idea what constitutes ...
2008-08-01 05:59:00 -
Detert cites her name recognition - Herald Tribune
VENICE - Two plain tables keep company with two chairs and a fax machine in the front reception area of Nancy Detert's campaign office, but most of the rooms are empty. Making do with less is a Detert specialty, and the perpetually underfunded state ...
2008-08-03 11:08:00 -
Columnist does "hatchet job" on housing rescue bill - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Sunday reading: My favorite housing columnist*, mortgage broker Lou Barnes, turns in a convincing criticism of the new housing bill this week, arguing that the "rescue" for troubled borrowers makes very little economic sense for many borrowers who ...
2008-08-03 10:11:00 -
Growing Insecurity Grips Low-Wage Workers (NBC 5 Chicago)
Low-wage workers in the United States are gripped by increasing financial insecurity as they inch along an economic tightrope made riskier by pervasive job losses and rising prices.
2008-08-03 02:54:02 -
HUD aims to crack down on loan overcharges (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Last week I reported favorably on one part of HUD's current reform proposals. A new and substantially improved good faith estimate (GFE) would make it easier for borrowers to shop alternative loan providers (LPs).
2008-08-03 06:56:17 -
On the House: Mortgage landscape has shifted (Philly.com)
On March 15, 1994, Fannie Mae announced with great fanfare a $1 trillion initiative to create 10 million more homeowners in six years.
2008-08-03 11:20:34 -
Unemployment Numbers Up; Mortgage Rates - WXIA 11 Alive
In Saturday's consumer and money headlines, unemployment rates take a jump, and this week's mortgage rates. Unemployment Rate Is Highest In Four Years Another 51,000 job cuts in July are taking the nation's unemployment rate to its highest rate in ...
2008-07-31 05:53:00 -
SkyMiles Notes; This Week's Mortgage Rates - WXIA 11 Alive
With no letup in the housing sales slump, Metro Atlanta remains a strong buyers market with an added built-in incentive -- home mortgage rates remaining below the national average. The best 30 year fixed rate stands at from 6.25-to-6.375 percent and ...
2008-07-31 05:53:00 -
Tight market a big topic at real estate show - San Francisco Gate
They've seen the future of real estate and it looks an awful lot like Web 2.0. Real Estate Connect at San Francisco's ornate Palace Hotel in late July brought together real estate executives, brokers, agents, analysts, lenders, investors, bloggers ...
2008-08-03 10:04:00 -
Should you buy a home now? - Los Angeles Times
ON THE MARKET: Some experts say home prices are still spiraling downward and it’d be foolish to buy now. Others say the benefits of ownership outweigh short-term price moves. Above, an open house in Fairfax last month. The drop in prices may mean ...
2008-08-03 06:01:00 -
Good News on Reverse Mortgages - Street.Com
Buried in the new housing bill (The Housing and Economic Recovery Act) is some very good news for seniors whose main asset is the family home. The new law makes it easier and less expensive for seniors to access the cash value of their homes on a tax ...
2008-08-03 07:19:00