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The Best and Worst Cities for Home Values in 2011

California is rebounding, but Florida, not so. Poor Florida. The state that is home to Disney World, key lime pie […]

By DennisGao | 17 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Challenging year ahead for the Czech construction industry

construction industry, Czech Republic, transport infrastructure

By pmr | 16 Feb 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Regions, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

How to Profit From the Path of Progress

By Ronan McMahon, The Daily Reckoning, Verdant green tropical forest sweeps down to golden-sand beaches washed by the rich blue […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Feb 11 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Latin America | Comments (0)

Imagining Life Without Fannie and Freddie

KUDOS to Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for some straight talk about the nation’s broken mortgage […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Real Estate Washout That Wasn’t

By Brian Louis and David M. Levitt, Bloomberg, From Manhattan office towers to Florida apartment buildings to retail properties in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What Do Cash Buyers Mean for RE Market?

From http://www.ritholtz.com/blog, “The rates are great but the underwriting is brutal. They hang these people upside down and shake them […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Mortgage default notices slow sharply in January

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process in January than in any month in more than […]

By DennisGao | 11 Feb 11 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America | Comments (0)

Foreclosure Hotspots

Las Vegas always wins the title for worst foreclosure rate in the country. But these 10 unexpected cities have the […]

By dennisgao2 | 10 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Best Places for Bargain Retirement Homes

Baby boomers looking to settle down should check out these affordable locales. In the suburbs of New York and Los […]

By DennisGao | 08 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Obama’s Spending Plan Is Investors’ Cue

by Robert Powell, Market Watch, Commentary: President’s State of the Union speech is a road map BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Wayne […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Feb 11 | Also posted in Commodities, North America, Private Equity, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)