In the Twin Cities commercial properties are cowering under the threat of foreclosures. Some pundits opine that there will be further downsizing of firms, increase of vacancies and defaults in short term loans. There is a surge in foreclosures of office property, shops, apartments and other commercial units in the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey. [...]
Over 100 people gathered in the auditorium of Inglewood High School in the middle of May 2009 nursing homes that at the end of the meeting Maxine Waters (Congresswoman) would have solid plans to help these people manage to save their properties. At the least these confused people were hoping to leave the meeting with [...]
The Hardest Hit programme in Michigan State kicked off with tremendous response. On the first day of Michigan’s programme to assist the unemployed kicked off with telephone lines kept on hold, information confusion and frustration. The Michigan Hardest Hit Program targets help to 17,000 who are unemployed or whose mortgages have gone underwater. For this [...]
Real estate properties have troubles galore; added to these comes green blues. In downtown Youngstown, Ohio is a federal building that showcases extensive functioning of natural light to light up the offices and a roof that is white for purposes of reflecting the heat. This building has a Leed certificate. It is the most accepted [...]
Unemployment and housing sector clouds are adding to the risk of recovery for the economy of USA. Meanwhile the sovereign debt is taking on threatening proportions according to a recent statement by the International Monetary Fund. After the yearly discussions with the relevant authorities the IMF stated that the growth will be around 3.3% in [...]
New York Governor, David Paterson inked stronger laws for preventing residential mortgages. More stringent rules have been laid down requiring notification of homeowners at threat from foreclosure. Settlement hearings with the banks have been made mandatory. The measure expands a parcel of regulations that had been made in 2008 dealing mostly with the borrowers trapped [...]
It is the employment issue that is haunting the Democrats. Without jobs there is no money to spend, no money for mortgages and no money for paying taxes. But the employment report drew laudatory remarks from Christina Romer of the council of economic advisers of the president. She rattled off the increase by 83,000 of [...]
A prominent economist has warned that the world should prepare itself for the next financial crisis by undertaking reform in the banking sector and understanding the market condition in a more comprehensive manner than hitherto. Professor Alan Taylor is not sure how long the present slowdown would continue. He does not think that the crisis [...]