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Suddenly more bullish on housing?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 14, 2009
...y, housing prices have risen. You just have to hold onto your house long enough. During the housing boom, people bought homes and then tried to sell them in a year or two for big profits. That's n...
Booming business for executive island retreats
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
...services start emerging out of this crisis. Given the way these people were riding high during the boom, it's hard to shed a tear for them now....
Downpayments still keeping homebuyers away
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 13, 2009
... aren't cheap. Who has $10,000 or more just lying around for a downpayment?
During the housing boom — which ran through a portion of 2006 — many lenders required borrowers to put down...
Jackson's funeral: taxpayers foot the bill
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
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The California economy is in meltdown. So why do taxpayers have to pay for Michael Jackson's funeral? An expensive live event for a dead superstar. The Los Angeles Times reports that inquir...
Facebook for fogeys
in Sox First, on July 8, 2009
Is Facebook in danger of losing its coolness? A new study compiled by compiled by iStrategyLabs, and reported here , has found that the 55 and older crowd is poised to overtake high schoolers and younger as the biggest users of Facebook. As PCWorld's Jared Newman points out, Facebook's...
Bang Boom Bang wird 10!
in Kinoplausch, on July 5, 2009
...damit fängt ein großartiger Monolog als Filmeinstieg für einen ebenso großartigen Film an: Bang Boom Bang mit Ralf Richter, Martin Semmelrogge, Dieter Krebs, Oliver Korritke, Alexandra Neldel und Co. ...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
...s of California and Florida may have helped cities such as New York City grow.
During the housing boom, home values in parts of Florida and California skyrocketed. This attracted a lot of people to ...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...s a good read. My only issue with the piece is that it ignores many of the villians who created the meltdown. Moderation is not Taibbi's strong point but hey, it reads well. And the Empire has st...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
... one year ago. Getting clients today isn't nearly as easy for loan officers. During the housing boom years, they could wait for their phones to ring with new business. Today, loan officers have to...
Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
...s vibrancy. And the truth is, it will probably never return to the go-go pace of the recent housing boom. That market was one built on false promises of wealth and on mortgage money that was too easy ...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...vative commentators on FOX News and other stations putting the blame for the country's mortgage meltdown on the poor and on the federal agencies that tried to get them into homes.
Their reasoning...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...or investment bankers to stop them leaving. Market rates for bankers have been running close to the boom-time highs of two years ago and banks are also offering guaranteed bonuses. For ordinary incom...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...open the champagne yet. The next few years will be hard. If you expect it will be anything like the boom years, you're kidding yourself. First, the market will be a completely different beast. U...
Bahn: Sonderzüge für Kreuzfahrten
in Kreuzfahrten, on June 19, 2009
...ganz mit. So erfahren wir bei Bahninfo.de, dass das Unternehmen auf den verstärkten Kreuzfahrt-Boom reagiert und fortan so genannte Verstärkerzüge für die Strecke Hamburg -> Kiel einsetzt:
Insb...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...ee with me.
A story in the Miami Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners who during the housing boom took out option adjustable rate mortgages . In these type of loans, borrowers can decide to pa...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
...roblems, don't we? And today, a lot of us are busy looking for people to blame for the mortgage meltdown the country is currently suffering through.
You know all about the meltdown: Housing forec...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...eck out of me, too.
You can't rely on the mainstream media to help you understand the mortgage meltdown, either. That's understandable. Newspapers cover news as it happens. Their stories usua...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
...t now; Lenders were heavily criticized for passing out mortgage money too freely during the housing boom, something that led to the record number of foreclosures we're seeing today.
But how can y...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...now everything there is to know about mortgage loans.
Problem is, during the height of the housing boom, many mortgage loan officers — not all of them, certainly, but many of them — pushe...
Hybrid-Autos werden zum Trend
in Das AutoWeblog, on June 5, 2009
... nur jeder 25. Wagen mit einer sparsamen Kombination aus Ottomotor und Elektromotor bestückt. Der Boom wird durch die Abwrackprämie und niedrigere Steuern für "Öko-Autos" angefacht. So förd...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...mp. Yes, everyone from borrowers to real estate agents to appraisers acted badly during the housing boom. But at the heart of it all, are people like Mozilo, people who did everything they could to ta...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...'t make much sense. Mortgage loan officers are swamped these days. The weak economy and housing meltdown has chased many from the business. Those that remain are handling more work than ever thank...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
... The standard down payment used to be 20 percent of a home's purchase price. During the housing boom of 2001 through 2006, lenders offered a host of low-down-payment and no-down-payment loans. Tho...
Bio -Eier in Massenproduktion
in Bio Channel, on May 22, 2009
... derlei Lege-Fabriken dann auch die Preise kaputt: zumindest für die Erzeuger.
Der Bio-Boom ist eben auch ein zweischneidiges Schwert.
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Kreuzfahrten als Trendsetter
in Kreuzfahrten, on May 14, 2009
...uot;, sagt Magdalene Hieke, Inhaberin des Reisebüros Strier.
Als Grund für den Boom wird zum einen angegeben, dass Kreuzfahrten von Jahr zu Jahr günstiger werden, zum anderen ist es aber auch so, da...
Navigating the new mortgage roadmap
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 12, 2009
...y most recent mortgage loan back in 2006. You might remember that this was right before the housing boom ended and the housing crash began. Bad timing on my part. Today, my home is worth far less than...
Golf: Urlaubsinsel Mallorca boomt
in Eagleparbirdie, on May 9, 2009
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Mallorca - damit assoziieren die meisten Deutschen Ballermann, Oberbayern und Sangriaeimer. Vielleicht noch Fincas aber zumindest Strand, Sonne und Swimmingpools. Die Auflistung wirkt ein wenig willkürlich und unvollständig, doch in einem bin ich sicher: golf wird selten g...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...39;s get right to it.
I note that the PGA Tour has landed its first new sponsor since the economic meltdown. Depending on which economist you like to believe in, that could be the first new sponsor s...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...hat that the top 25 originators of subprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by investment banks now receiving bailout money. Investment banks o...
I never thought it would get this bad: Rupert Murdoch
in Sox First, on May 6, 2009
...K papers will lose money "for a year or three" and admits he was taken by surprise by the meltdown. "I never thought it would get this bad," he says. That's a really bad scena...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...'s rarely played for money. Interestingly, contract bridge went into serious decline during the boom. In contrast, poker or the twenty-first century variation Texas hold 'em has surged in popu...
The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...d probably comes too late. Off balance sheet vehicles were one of the reasons the markets went into meltdown. Using borrowed money, investment banks, hedge funds and commercial banks made reckless bet...
Joachim Brunner: Kommt ein Crack-up Boom?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 18, 2009
...hwerte wie Autos, Immobilien, Aktien, Lebensmittel, Fernseher et cetera umzuschichten. Diesen Boom nennt man einen 'Crack up Boom'."...
VC Fund Raising Drops Dramatically
in TJ's Weblog, on April 13, 2009
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Venture capital fund raising dropped in the first quarter of 2009 based on comparisons with the same period in 2008 by almost 40%. A number of sources ( Red Herring , VentureBeat , TechCrunch , PE Hub ) have been covering the story.
The numbers are stark. Only 40 VC funds raise...
Easter egg and flower sales boom in recession
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...nything that makes them forget how hard things are and cheers them up. Flowers and chocolates are a booming business in a recession....
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
...ul and it's likely to stay that way for at least the next decade or so. That is, until the next boom....
Kreuzfahrten trotzen der Finanzkrise
in Kreuzfahrten, on April 7, 2009
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Finanzkrise wohin das Auge blickt. Doch ausgerechnet die Kreuzfahrtbranche erweist sich als krisensicher, ja sogar als Krisengewinner. Das geht aus einem Artikel bei Newsmax hervor, wo offen davon ausgegangen wird, dass die Zahl der Kreuzfahrten auch 2009 weiter ansteigt:
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A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
... but want to see return on their investments. That seems more difficult now than ever. Even in the boom items few mega exists have occurred that would make good of many startups the flounder.
So what...
Costs of IFRS conversion
in Sox First, on March 31, 2009
...US to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) had slammed into reverse. The market meltdown has created widespread opposition to the move. Now CFO.com reports that an Accenture stu...
Unemployment to soar: bleak times ahead
in Sox First, on March 31, 2009
... contract, after shrinking by about 20% in 2008, Gurría warns of a massive impact on society. The meltdown is turning into a jobs and social crisis and the question is are we prepared? Gurría says: &...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...hyperbole, it's another sign of how polarized the world has become in the wake of the financial meltdown with anti-capitalists, environmentalists, radical academics and resurgent anarchists prepar...
Online connection boom
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
... Economist points out, it's a form of cheap entertainment. Besides, there has also been a boom in subscription-based site arranging affairs. Never before has there been so many people lookin...
Recession health chart: fit and miserable
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
... time if the economic malaise is worse than we have ever seen before. But he's not sure. So in boom times, people are fat and happy. Now, they're just fit and miserable.
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RFID in times of recession
in The RFID Weblog, on March 27, 2009
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Global meltdown has cast its ominous shadows on almost every sector around the globe and how could the RFID industry stay untouched.
On the whole the projected growth rates of the industry are ...
Recession to last three to five years
in Sox First, on March 10, 2009
...n," he says. Still, there is room for some optimism. Kind of. Roubin says the risk of a total meltdown has been reversed for now. Instead, the economy is going through "a death by a thousan...
Kreuzfahrt: das richtige Schiff finden
in Kreuzfahrten, on March 6, 2009
© mil8
Kann man das einen Psycho-Test nennen? Ein wenig schon, denn in der Online-Ausgabe der BILD-Zeitung wird die Frage aufgeworfen, welcher Kreuzfahrt-Typ mann/frau ist. Welches Schiff passt zu mir? lesen wir hier und ganz so, als ob das nicht eine Frage der jeweiligen Stimmung und des ...
Washington: Tourismusboom dank Obama
in Das Reise-Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...5 US-Dollar bei einer Auslastung von 98 Prozent.
Da kann man nur hoffen, dass dieser Boom andauert, wenngleich die Zahlen von Mitte Januar so schnell nicht wieder erreicht werden dürften ......
Detroit and the rest: how the crash will reshape America
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
The recession sweeping through America will reshape the major cities. One of the most obvious places is Detroit which, according to this news report , would have the cheapest houses in the country. The median price of a home sold in Detroit in December was $7500. That's right, not $75,000 b...
Dumb money and the meltdown
in Sox First, on February 24, 2009
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The financial meltdown was not brought on by sleaze and greed. According to writer, Daniel Gross, it was caused by dumb money. Plugging his latest book , he explains more here . "The Dumb ...
Dubai bailout
in Sox First, on February 23, 2009
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The meltdown from the credit crisis, combined with a 74% drop in oil prices, is hurting Dubai which has the world's tallest building, most expensive hotel suite and largest man made islands. D...
The Stanford-Madoff connection
in Sox First, on February 22, 2009
...emerging. Allen Stanford and Bernard Madoff are the first two big frauds that have come out of this meltdown and they won't be the last. Furthermore, both cases raise questions about how investors...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
...987 stock market crash and the collapse of Long Term Capital Management were a practice run for the meltdown. All reflected the shift to deregulation, the agency problem where no-one is sure that comp...
Pontiac, Great Indian and GM Chief, Soon to be Buried
in carzz.org, on February 18, 2009
...ast gasp was the G6 , a rear-drive performance sedan whose launch sadly coincided with an economic meltdown.
If ever there was an example of mismanagement by product heads who had no understanding ...
Brasilien: Sao Paolo boomt
in Das Reise-Weblog, on February 17, 2009
...inige Vorreiterschaft in dem südamerikanischen Staat innehatte dürften gezählt sein, denn jetzt boomt erst einmal Sao Paolo.
Das geht auch aus einer Pressemitteilung hervor, wo es heißt:
Nach e...
Sauvignon blanc - oder doch Scheurebe?
in Wein Worte, on February 17, 2009
...y of iStockphoto , Image# 2097215
Wer heute die Weinmeldungen studiert, wird von einem sagenhaften Boom des Sauvignon blanc lesen . Ausgerechnet die Australier - selbst eine Weinbaunation - importie...
Stimulus Hype: Sorting Out Keynes (Part III)
in Bizinformer, on February 15, 2009
...the role of Alan Greenspan in the development of the economic insanity that helped fuel the current meltdown.
Dick Morris does a good rendition of the "less spending, smaller government" ...
Allergy-Free Valentine Treat: Sweetheart S'mores
in Allergies, on February 11, 2009
...redients:
1 pkg (10 oz) Enjoy Life® Snickerdoodle cookies
3 large marshmallows
1 Enjoy Life® boom CHOCO boom chocolate bar (rice milk or dark chocolate)
Directions:
· Cut marshmallows in ha...
The meltdown and fascism: minister warns
in Sox First, on February 10, 2009
In his book The Subprime Solution , economist Robert Shiller warns that in good times people are willing to co-operate and accommodate others but when optimism for the future turns sour, they become angry, fearful and selfish. The Great Depression therefore led to the rise of fascism, anti-Semi...
IMF risks running out of cash
in Sox First, on February 9, 2009
... the US budget deficit for instance could very well top $2 trillion - to fight the global financial meltdown. They are about to be joined by the International Monetary Fund. IMF managing director Dom...
Climate change and fires
in Sox First, on February 9, 2009
...l crisis but that's ignoring the obvious and they are in denial. However terrible the financial meltdown might be, it's never destroyed houses, towns and lives....
Global crisis creating turmoil
in Sox First, on February 3, 2009
... blog entry looking at whether the riots in Paris would spread around the world. Will the economic meltdown create urban unrest and violence? Apparently it's happening right now. Check this han...
Google GDrive online storage & backup service leaked
in Wangtam, on January 31, 2009
...rld Economic Forum - WELCOM
• The Top 10 Social Networks for Generation-Y
• Meltdown at Ma.gnolia: Data Lost, Service Offline
• Sexy Nerve.Com Kicks Parenting Site Out of the Nest
• 美最大报业集团Gan...
Lübeck: Aus für Kreuzfahrt-Anleger
in Kreuzfahrten, on January 29, 2009
...ndgültig. Damit ist dann auch klar, dass Lübeck nicht in dem Umfang am derzeitigen Kreuzfahrt-Boom partizipieren kann wie die Landeshauptstadt Kiel, die in diesem Bereich weiter aufrüstet.
Nehmen wir...
Guess who's coming to Davos
in Sox First, on January 26, 2009
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The financial meltdown has hit the world's most prominent gabfest which kicks off in Davos today. Last year's event included Bill Gates, Bono and Queen Noor (pictured above) but this year&...
The meltdown's rogue gallery
in Sox First, on January 26, 2009
... crisis? The Guardian's City editor Julia Finch picks out the 25 who were at the heart of the meltdown . The list is headed by former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan who allowed the housing bub...
Financial meltdown claims its first casualty
in Sox First, on January 25, 2009
...n is whether Haarde is the first. How many more political casualties can we expect from this global meltdown?
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Hyperlink the World - Semapedia.org
in Daily Innovation, on January 22, 2009
...Hyperlink the World ist ein Trend, der derzeit in Japan einen echten Boom erlebt, doch was ist das überhaupt? Es geht darum, die physische Welt mit der virtuellen zu verbinden. Das kann man beispielsw...
Financial crisis to drive fraud claims
in Sox First, on January 22, 2009
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The financial meltdown will result in more fraud claims and legal disputes, according to the latest report from risk management consultants Kroll . The alarming part about this report is the war...
Berlin - Tourismus boomt weiter
in Das Reise-Weblog, on January 21, 2009
© extranoise
Selbst im Neuköllner Reuterkiez oder auf der Bergmannstraße in Kreuzberg trifft man mittlerweile Touristen. Und das nicht zu knapp. Insofern kann ich der Überschrift auch gefühlt zustimmen und bräuchte mich erst gar nicht mit den Fakten zu überzeugen. Die AHGZ wartet indes mit ...
QR-Codes - Was ist das?
in Daily Innovation, on January 21, 2009
... Denn das ist ein Trend mit Zukunft, der gerade auch jetzt in Japan einen unglaublichen Boom erlebt.
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