Archive for December, 2008
Peter Kraus spends 37M on a new home.
The United States is going though one of the worst recessions we’ve seen in decades. Companies are laying people off, labor is being shipped overseas, and tax payers are flipping the bill for the banking crisis. In this time of economic turmoil parents are working two or three jobs just to [...]
10 worst markets buy a home in for 2009
Planning on buying a home? Here is an at-a-glance round up of ten markets in the country that are predicted to take the biggest hit.
10. Washington, D.C.
2008 median house price: $343,160
2009 projected change: -19.9%
2010 projected change: -5.7%
9. Bakersfield, Calif.
2008 median house price: $227,270
Top 3 holiday scams
We have done scam-prevention posts like this in the past, however, I wanted to dedicate this scam-watch to three that are used most often during the holiday season.
Top 3 Holiday Scams
Here today gone tomorrow online stores – Every holiday season there is the one item that
Retail gas prices hit five year low
Gas prices are at the lowest mark in five years and although we saw a jump in crude oil prices on Friday I project that we will continue to see a decline in the retail price of gasoline through next year. As the awful numbers of this holiday’s retail sales comes in, job uncertainty will [...]
Las Vegas Electronic Expo will have an altered focus this year
Anyone who is ever been to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas knows that is the epitamy of a tech-heads paradise. Not only do we have the luxury of being able to experience over 2700 exhibitors pushing the most cutting-edge technology from around the world all in one giant conference hall, but the show [...]
12 great post-Christmas sales and deals
For all those who were sick, snowed in, busy, broke, or just plain lazy and did not get a chance do all of their Christmas shopping: never fear, there is still time. In response to what the US News & World Report called a “dismal retail season”, many stores around the country are dropping their [...]
An alternative to lay-offs
Last month, ¼ of a million people were left unemployed as 2300 companies took massive (50 or more employees) lay-off actions. But, while some companies feel that “cleaning house” is the only option for their business to stay a float, other corporations have taken a different approach in an attempt to keep their employees working.
Employers [...]
