Sound Familiar? House Flippers Hit A Snag
Mortgage, Savings & Investment, Smart Spending
Uh oh. Haven’t we seen this movie already? As many of you undoubtedly know, much of the housing “recovery” has been concentrated in what is euphemistically referred to as “cash...
Don’t Look Now, But Chinese Co. To Accept Bitcoin
Savings & Investment, Smart Spending
And not just any old company either. Baidu, the huge internet corporation has cleared the way. It is for just a small portion of their business, namely Jiasule, a firewall...
Move Fast to Sell Your Home Before Thanksgiving
Some buyers preferred the more laid-back, relaxed environment of the holidays because they have few competing buyers for properties they are interested in touring and possibly placing an offer to...
Europe Continues To Be The Real Problem
The United States has so many problems right now it is difficult to name them all. But as bad as things are here, Europe continues to “outperform”.
Variety Magazine Honors Philanthropic Women In the Entertainment Industry
Variety magazine has been the premier print and online source of entertainment and show business news and information since 1905.
PrimeRates Market Talk: Dollar Down (Again), Japan Inflation, England Pickup
While England seems to be, relatively speaking, picking up steam in terms of its GDP, Japan is experiencing some of the downsides of the easy money policies. So, in short,...
Gold Versus Wages: Americans Are Hurting
Savings & Investment, Smart Spending
Those gold bugs can be annoying, I know. Even though it is clear that I am somewhat simpatico with their views, it is undeniably true that they can be a...
Flip-flopping on Flipping
Mortgage, Savings & Investment, Smart Spending
A recent report contends that short-term investor profits from home flipping are declining. I view this as good news, at least in my opinion.
Odds Againist Vegas and ‘Hot’ Cities
Savings & Investment, Smart Spending
Demand creates ever higher prices. This is always true when there’s an incredible number of investors buying and buying more property. Then, there’s the hype or publicity about Vegas by...
September Employment Situation Report Weaker Than Expected
The Department of Labor Department (DOL) reports that employers added 148,000 non-farm jobs in September.
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