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Why Michael Moore is wrong about capitalism

Michael Moore’s newest movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story” is anything but a love story. It is no surprise to anybody who has seen his earlier movies that Michael Moore holds a very low opinion of capitalism.

Tagged as: paul shultz, notre dame

10 Signs for Winter-Proof Your Home

Save energy and protect your home in the winter after reading this light-hearted top 10 list.

Tagged as: save energy, energy conservation, weather stripping, window quilt, programmable thermostat

5 Property Management Tips to Eliminate Tenant Debt

According to Bill Gray, author of “My Tenant Owes…,” tenants owe more than $200 million dollars. Read 5 Property Management Tips to Eliminate Tenant Debt.

Tagged as: property management, property management software, property software, rental software, rental property software, rental property management software, rental management software, landlord software, property management accounting software, software for property management, tenant debt

Ivanka & Jared share more than real estate

THE wedding. Ivanka Trump to Jared Kushner. The prince and princess of local real estate. The ceremony could've gone: "Do you take this building . . . "

Tagged as: real, estate, news

HOUSING: Short-sale buyers frustrated by bank delays

HOUSING: Short-sale buyers frustrated by bank delays

Tagged as: #m.shortsale.final.23, nct, business, local, #topstory, #topstorycal, #toplistcal

America's Prettiest Towns

Like all beauty pageants, this is a subjective list - but these towns were chosen for architecture, aesthetics, and small-town charm.

Tagged as: real estate, real estate investment, landlords, property management, property management software

Window Coverings: Three Approaches to Reducing

Approaches to reducing your energy cost through additional home improvement.

Tagged as: shading coefficient, solar heat, reflective films, energy, roller shades, cooling costs, windows, solar screens

3 No Cost Steps To Keep Property Crime-Free

Due to high unemployment and the worst recession since the great depression, crime numbers have picked up across the nation and landlords have a higher probability of crime occurring on their property.

Tagged as: property management, property management software, property software, rental software, rental property software, rental property management software, rental management software, landlord software, property management accounting software, software for property management

The Biggest Sucker Rally Since The Great Depression

It's been said (and perhaps you are getting tired of hearing it) that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. If the

Tagged as: Great Depression

FHA Cash Reserve Running Out - WSJ.com

The Wall Street Journal writes that the FHA's cash reserve fund is rapidly depleting and may drop below its Congressionally mandated 2% of insurance liabilities by the end of the year. But so far Congress has pretended that these liabilities don't...

Tagged as: bailout, fha

The Differences between Flipping and Real Estate Investing

This is a real simple one people. Flippers with at least 2-3 years experience will see themselves here, and nod their heads. They know exactly what’s what when it comes to what they do and what their real estate investor buddies do.

Tagged as: investing, blog, property, 401k, retirement, mentoring, real-estate, bawldguy-talking, bawld-guy, financial-planning, neg-am-loans

Home Prices: There's No Quick Recovery Ahead

The Case-Shiller Home Price Index suggests that housing prices may be bottoming out, but there are no indications that prices will return to precrash levels anytime soon. (WSJ Op-Ed)

Tagged as: housing, house-prices, real-estate

He Wrote The Book On Real Estate Investing

Long before “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” “Art of the Deal” and the gazillion other books on how to get rich in real estate were published, William Nickerson was the author everyone read. I recently poured over his classic “How...

Tagged as: mortgage-blog, mortgage-market, mortgage-market-trends, real-estate-market, real-estate-market-analysis, real-estate-market-trends, foreclosure-news, best-and-worst-real-estate-markets, canadian-housing-market, american-housing-market

Desperation, and six other mistakes job-seekers should avoid

Economists call it the labor market, but for job hunters competing with almost 15 million unemployed workers, it probably feels more like a labor jungle.

Tagged as: career-work, nationwide, mistakes, personal-finance

Make sure your wealth manager is not another Madoff

Tony Guernsey has been in the wealth management business for four decades. But clients have started asking him a question that at first caught him off guard: How do I know I own what you tell me I own?

Tagged as: wealth, manager, nationwide, retirement

White House's $50B foreclosure plan a bust so far

Obama's $50 billion program to curb foreclosures isn't working, and the White House knows it.

Tagged as: economy, finance, mortgages, mortgage-lenders, home-foreclosures, victoria-mcgrane

Real Estate 101: Five Big Mistakes Newbie Investors Make

How to avoid mistakes in real estate investing. Article by attorney William Bronchick.

Tagged as: real-estate-investing-financing-creative-mortages-landlord

California, Here We Come!

In just a few weeks time, California hits the wall. And Americans should take a good, long look at the fiscal and social wreck of the Golden Land, because California is at a place to which all of America is heading.

Tagged as: pat-buchanan, california-crisis

Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Scout.com's list of the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods not cities.

Tagged as: dangerous-neighborhoods, high-crime-rate, violent-crime-areas

Better off renters

Some people are not cut out to be homeowners............

Tagged as: homeowners, renters, real, estate