Tag: housing market
Three Key Rules for an Unpredictable Housing Market
by Jean Chatzky on Mar.15, 2011, under Towing
Some recent reports on the real estate market show home prices starting to stabilize in many areas. Other data suggests the housing market has further to fall. But whichever direction the numbers are heading, there are few tenets that smart buyers and sellers should always follow.
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Three Key Rules for an Unpredictable Housing Market originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:30:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Real Estate
Career Risk-Taking Hits a New Low, Thanks to the Still-Weak Economy
by David Schepp on Feb.15, 2011, under Towing
Whether it was a fresh startup or a fresh start, fewer Americans seemed willing to take career risks last year, according to a new report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The percentage of job-seekers starting their own businesses or relocating for new positions fell to historic lows in 2010.
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Career Risk-Taking Hits a New Low, Thanks to the Still-Weak Economy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:30:00.
Recession Lingers On in Silicon Valley
by Douglas McIntyre on Feb.15, 2011, under Towing
Much has been made recently of the huge valuations of Internet players like Facebook, Twitter and Zynga, but while Web 2.0 is doing well, the Silicon Valley region itself is not. A new report shows compensation and unemployment in the region haven’t improved since the downturn.
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Recession Lingers On in Silicon Valley originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:52:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Economy, Real Estate, Taxes
Obama’s Mortgage Reforms: Stronger Standards but Higher Costs
by Charles Wallace on Feb.13, 2011, under Towing
The administration’s proposed revamp of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is actually an offering of multiple policy options, essentially passing the political hot potato to the Republicans. Problem is, any fix is sure to make mortgages costlier, with potential harm to the housing market.
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Obama’s Mortgage Reforms: Stronger Standards but Higher Costs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:00:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate, Credit
S&P 500 Close to Doubling Since 2009 Low
by Douglas McIntyre on Feb.09, 2011, under Towing
The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index only has to go up a tick or two before it doubles from its March 2009 trough. The index fell to under 677 on March 9 that year, and closed just short of 1,325 Tuesday.
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S&P 500 Close to Doubling Since 2009 Low originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:45:00.







