Archive for November, 2008
GM looks to sell real estate in England
DETROIT : General Motors Corp. said Friday it would sell and lease back some of its non-manufacturing operations in Europe as part of its efforts to raise cash quickly.
In Va., Leafy Landscape Takes On Life of Its Own
An old white oak has become a focal point for the Black Oak Cluster neighborhood.
Lawsuit Paints Loan Crisis In Black, White and Brown
In what appears to be the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil rights complaint against two of the three largest Wall Street ratings agencies, charging that their inflated ratings on subprime mortgage bonds disproportionately ca…
Apartments, retail may rise from Wallingford pit
It looks like the former Safeway site on Stone Way North in Wallingford, currently a hole in the ground, finally is going to be developed as apartments and retail space.
It's raining home-sale reports, but some of data is all wet
Excerpts from the blog Last week was one of those weeks when home-sales reports make my head spin around. Three reports came out Monday…
Neighborhood of the week: Gorst
The small, unincorporated community of Gorst in Kitsap County has some of the most affordable homes in the region.
Credit agencies accused of bias
In what is apparently the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil-rights…
Still flipping houses despite the downturn
A longtime house flipper is not worried if her latest project doesn’t sell right away because of the slumping market; she and her husband can live in it.
California fires an insurance wake-up call
Many homeowners in California have discovered that their homes that were destroyed by recent wildfires were underinsured. So who is to blame, the homeowners or insurance agents?
New crisis, in commercial real estate, looms
The full scope of the housing meltdown isn’t clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide.