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Catholic Church proposes solution for all those worried about their finances, job stability or where they will get the money to pay this month's mortgage payment. Despite the widely-held view that those in the financial sector are to blame for the current economic crisis, a new webpage set up by ...
01/30/2009
Ok, first off I never even read jokes that are forwarded to me and I NEVER forward them onto anyone else. But my wife and I read through these and found virtually everyone of these statements was true, so I had to share ... FORGET REDNECKS; THIS IS WHAT JEFF FOXWORTHY HAD TO SAY ABOUT IDAHOANS ! ...
01/29/2009
There are some crazy first time home buyer loan products out there now and I'd like to hear your experience with the various programs. Buyers - are you aware of and utilizing these programs offered by the USDA, FHA, VA or state programs? Agents- are you getting offers from buyers with these progr...
01/28/2009
Starbucks hit by declining revenues and increased competition from discounters like McDonalds is forced to close another 300 stores and cut 6,700 jobs including 11% of the corporate workforce in Seattle.  $5 Lattes just aren't a luxury that most people can afford when they've lost their home and ...
01/28/2009
I just got a spam in my e-mail regarding foreclosures. I realize they are a whole different animal. Do you have access to those listings and whatever that process involves? In the e-mail it looked like there were a lot of them, but you had to sign up or something to get access to the "hidden info...
01/28/2009
The New York Times included a recent article on the credit crunch now effecting the commercial side of the marketplace last Thursday.  Although those of us in the industry knew this was already happening, its starting to gain national press ... Most of these banks were never big players in credit...
01/27/2009
Cocolalla (Southern Bonner County), IdahoMarket Report - Year End 2008 The Communities of Cocolalla and Careywood comprise the majority of the southern portion of Bonner County.   Primary access into and out of the area is via Highway 95 running north/south through the northern portion of the Sta...
01/26/2009
One of the best things about our community is the overwhelming spirit of volunteerism, the community involvement in fund-raising and community support, and the fact that 99% of the time when you volunteer is so much fun you'll probably forget why you came in the first place!  Here's another grea...
01/25/2009
Yahoo! Finance reports with a misleading headline that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have begun significant layoffs, but then follow up with the fact that while they are laying off people from one division they are beefing up staff on the other side to handle a huge increase in foreclosures. At the...
01/24/2009
2008 was one of the worst years on record for retailers.  The following list was assembled from Forbes, ICSC, Dollars & Centers, and Shopnet.  All of these retailers have begun closures with some completing liquidating as noted.  The list reads like the store directory at pretty much any mall in ...
01/23/2009
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