Birtcher Nets $74M in Office Sales In a sign of Orange County's improving office market, Laguna Niguel-based Birtcher Anderson Realty LLC said it recently sold a pair of office buildings for $74.4 million,43% more than it
GAO Updates Spending Programs Risk List Federal programs involving food safety, transportation spending and technology security were added Wednesday to a congressional 'high risk' list, meaning their inefficiencies leave them vulnerable to fraud, ...Commentread more...
Buying a home for a college student It's not quite as popular on campus as tattoos, but some parents are finding it makes financial sense to buy their children housing near college.read more...
Heritage Mortgage ex-CFO Cole pleads guilty to fraud (BizJournals) Terrence Cole, a former CFO for Heritage Mortgage, admitted on Monday to federal charges that he conspired to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a wider mortgage
Government to free up land for low cost housing Almost 70,000 low-cost homes could be built on government-owned land throughout England under an initiative unveiled yesterday.via
Telluriums Explain Seasons, Eclipses Many of us know that a 3-D model of the earth, moon, sun and planets used to explain the way these bodies work is called a planetarium. But few are
Q. Is a candidate information sheet valid if it is primarily used by the candidate to malign or defame current board members or contains what could be libelous statements about current board members? more»
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Q. I have rust stains at the bottom of my pool. I have tried metal-removal additives with no success. Someone mentioned I could take a long piece of PVC piping and hold one end over the stain and pour muriatic acid down the pipe so it would hit the stain. more»
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BILL MERCKEL of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate, Lakeland, has been elected an accredited land consultant (ALC) member of the Realtors Land Institute. more»
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Mortgage foreclosures filed with the civil division of the Circuit Court for August 2007. Names in bold are the subject of, or have an interest in, the foreclosure action. Lighter names filed the foreclosure action. more»
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Note: This is the fourth in a series previewing major issues facing the Legislature, which convenes its annual session Tuesday. Solar energy is practically nonexistent in the Sunshine State. more»
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Despite various media reports of a mortgage crisis and an impending recession, 2007 was the fifth-best performance on record for existing home sales, even while inventories rose somewhat and prices flattened … via UnionLeader.com
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“We are at a time when Big Oil has record, historic profits”
Congressional Democrats are turning to more populist, economic themes like mortgage foreclosures and big oil companies’ profits now that military progress in Iraq is generating mixed political reviews. via The Modesto Bee
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Shares of bond insurer Assured Guaranty rose Friday after revealing that investor Wilbur Ross will provide up to $1 billion to strengthern its business, while rival Ambac Financial Group’s shares fell on a … via MarketWatch
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