Sun DownThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 3:20PMRobert Bulterman never counted on PACE to save his business.
Why a Recovery in One Can’t Come Soon Enough for the OtherThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:55AMIn my last column, I reviewed the profound implications employment data has on the fundamentals of the real estate market. While no other metric has more of a direct impact on both commercial and residential market dynamics, there are several other indicators that we keep a close eye on, each of which provides insight into the possible direction of commercial real estate. The U.S. housing market ...
Mesa Law Group Withdraws Lien Elimination ProgramThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:00AMMesa Law Group, an innovative California-based law firm with specialty financial services, reports its recent Home Owner Mortgage Restructuring program has been discontinued. Created to offer clients a principal reduction option, the program provided through Investors Finance Inc. has been insufficient in the face of market conditions and legal responsibilities.
Jerry Brown Emerges from HibernationTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:09PMThe former mayor of Oakland finally decides to mount a real campaign for governor against Meg Whitman. But did he wait too long? by Robert Gammon Jerry Brown finally awakened from his yearlong slumber to mount a bonafide campaign for governor. The former mayor of Oakland said he waited until two months before the election to start buying TV ads because he didn't want to deplete his $23 million ...
Smoking Gun Evidence Recorded of BofA Potentially Admitting That Home Loan Mods Do Not ExistTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:01AMTapes reveal Righteous Brothers famous song in Top Gun being re-written and sang by BofA employees as “You never close our loan anymore without being a @itch.... And modifications just don’t exist -You lost that funding feeling and now it’s gone! gone! gone!
In dusty Calif. landscapes, 'Terriers' and 'Sons of Anarchy' find fertile groundMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:00PMWhat I dread most this season is that feeling of borfusion: Boredom + confusion = just sitting there, tired and puzzled, half-watching a pilot episode while Googling names to recall what the actors have done before. Arts - Recreation - Dog - Pets - Breeds
Rocky road for KealananiMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:46AMKealanani, a Kauai development on 2,021 acres of former sugar cane land, was envisioned to be a tea plantation integrated with other crops and 190 luxury homes. But lately the focus of the long-delayed project has been extracting money from a former financial backer.
EXECUTIVE ITEMSSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:02PMKelly Ryan has been named local sales manager in Charleston for Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable. Previously , she was vice president of local advertising sales at Turner Networks in Atlanta. She also has worked in local ad sales for MTV Networks and The Weather Channel. She has a bachelor's degree in communications from Appalachian State University and a master ...
Property tax measure survives twists and turnsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:38AMSACRAMENTO - For months, legislation to restore a government program that postponed property-tax bills for thousands of low-income seniors and disabled residents was sailing along.