The story flies in the face of conventional wisdom about home ownership. A Washington DC homeowner loses his fully paid for home — with all its accumulated equity – all because of an unpaid property tax bill totaling just $134. That’s the world of tax lien sales – a...
The gold standard may be giving way to the white standard. As gold prices bounce up and down, mostly down, it’s the white metals – silver, platinum, palladium and, to a lesser extent, aluminum and tin that continue to quietly make gains in the market. And since recent...
Mobile shopping is the new online shopping. As smartphones and tablets consume an ever-growing piece of the cyberspace consumer economy, it’s easier than ever to make the same kinds of transactions on the go as you would on a home computer. And, of course, that means...
The advent of “Septaper” – the Federal Reserve’s September taper down of its stimulus plan –seems to send a vote of confidence about the long awaited recovery of the housing market. But some market observers and economists worry that the recovery may not be as solid...
Break-ins, burglaries and vandalism plague cities both large and small,and new statistics show that one in four home invasions happens when someone is at home. Keeping rental properties secure concerns both renters and landlords – and keeping those issues clear can...
