In today’s shaky real estate market, more and more homeowners are becoming landlords, often as an unexpected necessity. Whether you’re renting out your old house, an investment property or even a single room, being the landlord…
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…
Inflation in 2010 was low, according to the consumer price index. But underlying growth in the cost of energy, raw materials and health care could indicate significant inflation this year. And that could mean higher prices for …
Major news stories ebb and flow, rising to the headlines and then slipping out of the spotlight. But even if they fade from attention, keep an eye on this handful of long-term issues, such as North Korea, which have the potenti…
Common sense suggests that as home prices decline, the property taxes based on their valuations ought to as well. But property taxes nationally are clicking higher. Why is this occurring? Several factors are at work — and they…