CNN Money recently posted an article entitled '9 Credit Cards from Hell'. If you read my article yesterday regarding the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Save our Financial Asses bill, or whatever the highfalutin name is, you already have a pretty good idea of my take on what the credit card
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03/08/2011
Lately I've been learning about the Durbin Amendment to last years Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I've got my doubts that the bill really does much of either but the Durbin Amendment has stirred up a lot of controversy. Why am I learning this? Well, on behalf of the So
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03/07/2011
Here's all you need to know about the housing market in Southwest California. Sales volume, median price, foreclosure activity and housing trends along with commentary on current events. Feel free to download these slides and use them in your sales presentation. If your customers think prices are
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03/01/2011
Riverside County Assessor/Clerk/Recorder Larry Ward has published information on Proposition 8. Unlike some counties, in Riverside Larry takes the initiative to automatically evaluate property values every year and has reduced values (and taxes) in each of the past 3 years. The office is in the m
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02/15/2011
It's like freakin' whack-a-mole out there. Every time you smack one down, three more are trying to game the system. Prosecution works great but it's after the fact and the victims never recover. Education is the key - to stop people from becoming victims. CON MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON I
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02/15/2011
In a long-overdue move, the California Department of Public Health has decided that Southwest Healthcare Systems be allowed to open most of its $53 million dollar expansion at the Rancho Springs Medical Center that has been sitting vacant for 2 years. At the same time they will be allowed to open
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02/13/2011
Keep Your Home California Program The U.S. Treasury Department has approved CalHFA's plan to use nearly $2 billion in federal funding to help California families struggling to pay their mortgages. The Keep Your Home California programs are focused on assisting low and moderate income families sta
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02/11/2011
The City of Murrieta has been working on its General Plan for the past 12 months or so. The DRAFT GENERAL PLAN 2035 AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT are now available to download from the project website (www.murrietaplan.info), by following this link http://www.murrietaplan.info/documents.asp or
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02/11/2011
Did anybody else get a chuckle out of the blatant and transparent attempt by the administration to put a positive spin on jobless numbers yesterday? I initially heard two separate radio news reports - the first saying that only about 36,000 jobs had been created in December. Now you and I know t
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02/05/2011
If you click on that little blue 'Realtor Report' just above the chart you'll get transported to a slightly larger print version of the info. It's much easier for tired old eyes to read. You're welcome. There is a lot of information here, much of it good for our region. Home sales down across the
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02/03/2011
