AltWeeklies Wire
Why Has Philly Avoided the Worst of the Housing Crisis?new
After months of doom-and-gloom headlines about the U.S. housing crisis, some might assume Philadelphia's been hit just as hard as other American cities -- but Philly realtors disagree. (Of course, they can't afford not to.)
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
02-19-2008 |
Economy
Real Estate Was a Great Racket ... Until the Lawsuits Started Piling Upnew
While young real estate dealers were enjoying the high life, their investors were headed toward foreclosures.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
02-14-2008 |
Economy
No Sympathy for Homeowners with Exploding ARMsnew
Why should I feel sorry for someone who didn't think things through and jumped too early at the first loan they could get?
New York Press |
John DeSio |
09-13-2007 |
Economy
Where Credit Is Duenew
A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Flipping Out on Real Estatenew
The housing boom in Baltimore and other hot spots is creating millionaires and drawing would-be investors into a complex and often murky business.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
08-05-2005 |
Business & Labor
Sign Language: Big Billboard Companies Look for Tax Refundsnew
Clear Channel Outdoor and Viacom Outdoor and their offspring are pushing to lower the taxable value of their signs in California, in the hope of saving millions of dollars in taxes.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-27-2004 |
Media
Fingered Prince: You Can't Keep a Good Con Man Downnew
Four years ago, man claiming to be the billionaire nephew of the late Shah of Iran lived high at others' expense, costing a Denver man his inn. The con man is now out of the lockup and looking to buy a penthouse.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
09-10-2004 |
Crime & Justice
