Long-Term Market ROI Comparisons

When evaluating market areas for prospective real estate investment, the most common element that people examine is the price history.  This makes sense for many reasons.  In most cases, price data is what we can most easily find about a market.  Price appreciation is...

MF Global’s Money Gone Missing – Great reason to be direct investor

“Another GREAT reason to be a direct investor!” – Jason

WASHINGTON — MF Global Holdings Ltd., the securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, is seeking bankruptcy protection one week after reporting its biggest-ever quarterly loss.

New housing plan expected soon: Congress aide

The Obama administration and the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to unveil new steps to help distressed homeowners in the next week or two, a senior congressional aide said on Thursday. The aide commented on the plan after Democratic Senator...

Wall Street shed 1,300 jobs in September: NY Labor Dept

Wall Street shed 1,300 workers in September, but New York City’s economic engine still employs more bankers and traders than a year-ago, the New York state Department of Labor reported on Thursday. Securities and commodities companies employed 169,400 people...

Buy a US Home, Get a Visa— But There’s a Catch

Home sales are bouncing along the bottom, home prices still haven’t hit bottom, and government proposals to juice the housing market are simply falling flat. The one bright spot in the hardest hit markets is foreign investment. While international buyers made up...
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